sensatez

Portuguese

Etymology

From sensato (“sensible”) +‎ -ez.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /sẽ.saˈte(j)s/ [sẽ.saˈte(ɪ̯)s]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /sẽ.saˈte(j)s/ [sẽ.saˈte(ɪ̯)s]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /sẽ.saˈte(j)ʃ/ [sẽ.saˈte(ɪ̯)ʃ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /sẽ.sɐˈteʃ/

• Hyphenation: sen‧sa‧tez

Noun

sensatez f (usually uncountable, plural sensatezes)

1. sensibleness; common sense (the ability to make good judgements based on reason)

   Synonyms: bom senso, juízo, senso comum

Spanish

Etymology

From sensato +‎ -ez.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /sensaˈteθ/ [sẽn.saˈt̪eθ]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /sensaˈtes/ [sẽn.saˈt̪es]
• Rhymes: -eθ
• Rhymes: -es
• Syllabification: sen‧sa‧tez

Noun

sensatez f (plural sensateces)

1. sensibility, sensibleness
2. sense

   Synonym: sentido

3. common sense (the ability to make good judgements based on reason)

   Synonym: sentido común

Further reading

• “sensatez”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16