Noun: reasonableness 'ree-zu-nu-bul-nus- The state of having good sense and sound judgment
- rationality, reason - Goodness of reason and judgment
"the judiciary is built on the reasonableness of judges" - The property of being moderate in price or expenditures
"the store is famous for the reasonableness of its prices"; - moderateness, modestness - Moderation in expectations
"without greater reasonableness by both parties we will never settle this matter!" - The quality of being plausible or acceptable to a reasonable person
"he questioned the reasonableness of my claims"; - tenability, tenableness
See also: reasonable, sensible, unreasonable Type of: inexpensiveness, level-headedness, moderateness, moderation, plausibility, plausibleness, saneness, sanity, soundness, wisdom, wiseness Encyclopedia: Reasonableness |