Meaning of REASONABLE
| Pronunciation: | | 'reezu nu bul
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- [adj] not excessive or extreme; "a fairish income"; "reasonable prices"
- [adj] marked by sound judgment; "sane nuclear policy"
- [adj] showing reason or sound judgment; "a sensible choice"; "a sensible person"
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| | Synonyms: | | commonsense, commonsensible, commonsensical, fair, fairish, healthy, intelligent, levelheaded, logical, moderate, rational, sane, sensible, sound, tenable, well-founded |
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| | Antonyms: | | unreasonable | | |
| | See Also: | | just, valid | |
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\Rea"son*a*ble\, a. [OE. resonable, F. raisonnable,
fr. L. rationabilis. See {Reason}, n.]
1. Having the faculty of reason; endued with reason;
rational; as, a reasonable being.
2. Governed by reason; being under influence of reason;
thinking, speaking or acting rationally, or according to
the dictates of reason; agreeable to reason; just;
rational; as, the measure must satisfy all reasonable men.
By indubitable certainty, I mean that which doth not
admit of any reasonable cause of doubting. --Bp.
Wilkins.
Men have no right to what is not reasonable.
--Burke.
3. Not excessive or immoderate; within due limits; proper;
as, a reasonable demand, amount, price.
Let . . . all things be thought upon That may, with
reasonable swiftness, add More feathers to you
wings. --Shak.
Syn: Rational; just; honest; equitable; fair; suitable;
moderate; tolerable. See {Rational}.
\Rea"son*a*ble\, adv.
Reasonable; tolerably. [Obs.]
I have a reasonable good ear in music. --Shak.
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