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Noun: reasonableness 'ree-zu-nu-bul`nus- The state of having good sense and sound judgment
- rationality, reason - Goodness of reason and judgment
"the judiciary is built on the reasonableness of judges" - The property of being moderate in price or expenditures
"the store is famous for the reasonableness of its prices" - moderateness, modestness - Moderation in expectations
"without greater reasonableness by both parties we will never settle this matter!" - The quality of being plausible or acceptable to a reasonable person
"he questioned the reasonableness of my claims" - tenability, tenableness
Derived forms: reasonablenesses See also: reasonable, unreasonable Type of: inexpensiveness, level-headedness, moderateness, moderation, plausibility, plausibleness, saneness, sanity, soundness, wisdom, wiseness |