Etymology

good sense

Today it means: Common sense; sensibleness. Full definition →

Middle French bon sens ← Old French boin sens
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The story

  1. Old French · derived fromboin sens
  2. Middle French · calque ofbon sens
  3. English todaygood sense

Calque of Middle French bon sens, from Old French boin sens (modern French bon sens (“common sense, good sense”)).

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