Reasonableness
['riznəblnɪs]
Definition
(noun.) the quality of being plausible or acceptable to a reasonable person; 'he questioned the tenability of my claims'.
(noun.) moderation in expectations; 'without greater reasonableness by both parties we will never settle this matter!'.
(noun.) the property of being moderate in price or expenditures; 'the store is famous for the reasonableness of its prices'; 'the modestness of the living standards here becomes obvious immediately'.
(noun.) goodness of reason and judgment; 'the judiciary is built on the reasonableness of judges'.
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Definition
(n.) Quality of being reasonable.
Checker: Trent
Examples
- The reasonableness of the arguments of these disinterested French officers commenced to convince her against her will. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
- Elinor felt all the reasonableness of the idea, and it gave fresh misery to her reflections. Jane Austen. Sense and Sensibility.
- As yet, she cannot even be certain of the degree of her own regard nor of its reasonableness. Jane Austen. Pride and Prejudice.
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