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Meaning of REASONABLENESS

Pronunciation:  r'eezunub`ulnus

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [n]  the quality of being plausible or acceptable to a reasonable person; "he questioned the tenability of my claims"
  2. [n]  moderation in expectations; "without greater reasonableness by both parties we will never settle this matter!"
  3. [n]  the property of being moderate in price; "the store is famous for the reasonableness of its prices"
  4. [n]  goodness of reason and judgment; "the judiciary is built on the reasonableness of judges"
  5. [n]  the state of having good sense and sound judgment; "his rationality may have been impaired"; "he had to rely less on reason than on rousing their emotions"
 
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 Synonyms: modestness, rationality, reason, tenability, tenableness
 
 See Also: inexpensiveness, moderateness, moderation, plausibility, plausibleness, saneness, sanity, sensibleness, soundness, wisdom, wiseness

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Rea"son*a*ble*ness\, n.
Quality of being reasonable.
 

 

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