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reasonableness |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Reasonableness \Rea"son*a*ble*ness\, n. Quality of being reasonable. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: reasonableness n 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" [syn: {rationality}, {reason}] 2: goodness of reason and judgment; "the judiciary is built on the reasonableness of judges" 3: the property of being moderate in price; "the store is famous for the reasonableness of its prices" [syn: {moderateness}, {modestness}] 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" [syn: {tenability}, {tenableness}]
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