sens commun

French

Etymology

Calque of Latin sēnsus commūnis.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sɑ̃s kɔ.mœ̃/

Noun

sens commun m (uncountable)

  1. common sense (ordinary understanding)
    Synonym: bon sens
  2. intuition
    La science heurte parfois le sens commun. ― Science sometimes clashes with common sense.
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