— reasonableness, reasonability , n. — reasonably , adv.
/ree"zeuh neuh beuhl, reez"neuh-/ , adj.
1. agreeable to reason or sound judgment; logical: a reasonable choice for chairman.
2. not exceeding the limit prescribed by reason; not excessive: reasonable terms.
3. moderate, esp. in price; not expensive: The coat was reasonable but not cheap.
4. endowed with reason.
5. capable of rational behavior, decision, etc.
[ 1250-1300; ME resonable raisonnable rationabilis. See REASON, -ABLE ]
Syn. 1. intelligent, judicious, wise, equitable. REASONABLE, RATIONAL refer to the faculty of reasoning. RATIONAL can refer to the reasoning faculty itself or to something derived from that faculty: rational powers; a rational analysis. It can also mean sane or sensible: She was no longer rational; a rational plan. REASONABLE most often means sensible: A reasonable supposition is one which appeals to our common sense. 2. equitable, fair, just. See moderate .