Meaning of reasonable in English
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Pronunciation
/ˈriz(ə)nəb(ə)l/US accent
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reasonableDefinitions
1. not excessive or extremeExamples
- « a fairish income »
- « reasonable prices »
Synonyms
- 2. marked by sound judgment
Examples
- « sane nuclear policy »
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Qualitative Adjective
reasonableEtymology
Middle English: from Old French raisonable, suggested by Latin rationabilis‘rational’, from ratio (see reason)Definitions
1. showing reason or sound judgmentExamples
- « a sensible choice »
- « a sensible person »
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Famous quotes
- « I know of no more important subject to the peace of Europe and the world than the reasonable reduction of armaments, especially in Europe, and of naval armaments throughout the world. » Frank B. Kellogg
- « The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts: therefore, guard accordingly, and take care that you entertain no notions unsuitable to virtue and reasonable nature. » Marcus Aurelius
- « One way we can enliven the imagination is to push it toward the illogical. We're not scientists. We don't always have to make the logical, reasonable leap. » Stella Adler
- « I'm sure that there are reasonable people that had some reasonable projections about the future of New Orleans, but none of those could include not trying to rebuild the city and make it better than it was before. » Harry Connick, Jr.
- « In our tabulation of psychoanalytic results, we have classed those who stopped treatment together with those not improved. This appears to be reasonable a patient who fails to finish his treatment, and is not improved, is surely a therapeutic failure. » Hans Eysenck