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.