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reasonableness - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'reasonableness' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Reasonableness [ n.]
- Quality of being reasonable.

Meaning of 'reasonableness' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . reasonableness [ n]
Meaning (1):
- the state of having good sense and sound judgment
Example in sentence:
  • he had to rely less on reason than on rousing their emotions;
  • his rationality may have been impaired
Meaning (2):
- the quality of being plausible or acceptable to a reasonable person
Example in sentence:
  • he questioned the tenability of my claims
Meaning (3):
- goodness of reason and judgment
Example in sentence:
  • the judiciary is built on the reasonableness of judges
Meaning (4):
- the property of being moderate in price or expenditures
Example in sentence:
  • the modestness of the living standards here becomes obvious immediately;
  • the store is famous for the reasonableness of its prices
Meaning (5):
- moderation in expectations
Example in sentence:
  • without greater reasonableness by both parties we will never settle this matter!

Nearby Words:

reabsorb reabsorption reaccess reaccuse reach reachable reached reacher reaching reachless

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