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Reasonableness Common

Origin: Germanic Old English suffix

Reasonableness has 6 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

the state of having good sense and sound judgment

"his rationality may have been impaired"

"he had to rely less on reason than on rousing their emotions"

2

goodness of reason and judgment

"the judiciary is built on the reasonableness of judges"

3

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"

4

moderation in expectations

"without greater reasonableness by both parties we will never settle this matter!"

5

the quality of being plausible or acceptable to a reasonable person

"he questioned the tenability of my claims"

6

The state or characteristic of being reasonable.

Example Sentences
"his rationality may have been impaired" noun
"he had to rely less on reason than on rousing their emotions" noun
"the judiciary is built on the reasonableness of judges" noun
"the store is famous for the reasonableness of its prices" noun
"the modestness of the living standards here becomes obvious immediately" noun
"without greater reasonableness by both parties we will never settle this matter!" noun
"he questioned the tenability of my claims" noun
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
sanity wisdom inexpensiveness moderation plausibility
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
sensibleness
Rhyming Words
ess 1ess ress ness tess hess kess wess jess fess yess sess less bess cess mess guess 1aess gless cress
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