reasonableness

Variant of reasonable

reasonable definition

rea·son·able (-ə bəl)

adjective

  1. able to reason
  2. amenable to reason; just
  3. using or showing reason, or sound judgment; sensible
    1. not extreme, immoderate, or excessive
    2. not expensive

Etymology: ME raisonable < OFr < L rationabilis

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