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reasonableness

rea·so·nab·leness

UK/ˈɹiː.zə.nə.bəl.nəs/ US/ˈɹiːz.nə.bəl.nəs/ uncommon

noun

1.

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”
2.

goodness of reason and judgment

  • “the judiciary is built on the reasonableness of judges”
3.

the property of being moderate in price

  • “the store is famous for the reasonableness of its prices”
4.

moderation in expectations

  • “without greater reasonableness by both parties we will never settle this matter!”
5.

the quality of being plausible or acceptable to a reasonable person

  • “he questioned the tenability of my claims”

Origin

From Middle English resonabilnes, resonabilnesse, resonablenesse, equivalent to reasonable + -ness.

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