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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