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rea·son·a·ble

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–adjective

1.	agreeable to reason or sound judgment; logical: a reasonable choice for chairman.

2.	not exceeding the limit prescribed by reason; not excessive: reasonable terms.

3.	moderate, esp. in price; not expensive: The coat was reasonable but not cheap.

4.	endowed with reason.

5.	capable of rational behavior, decision, etc.

[Origin: 1250–1300; ME resonable < MF raisonnable < L ratiōnābilis. See reason, -able

]

—Related forms

rea·son·a·ble·ness, rea·son·a·bil·i·ty, noun

rea·son·a·bly, adverb

—Synonyms 1. intelligent, judicious, wise, equitable. Reasonable, rational refer to the faculty of reasoning. Rational can refer to the reasoning faculty itself or to something derived from that faculty: rational powers; a rational analysis. It can also mean sane or sensible: She was no longer rational; a rational plan. Reasonable most often means sensible: A reasonable supposition is one which appeals to our common sense. 2. equitable, fair, just. See moderate.

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rea·son·a·ble Audio Help (rē'zə-nə-bəl) Pronunciation Key
adj.

Capable of reasoning; rational: a reasonable person.
Governed by or being in accordance with reason or sound thinking: a reasonable solution to the problem.
Being within the bounds of common sense: arrive home at a reasonable hour.
Not excessive or extreme; fair: reasonable prices.

rea'son·a·bil'i·ty, rea'son·a·ble·ness n., rea'son·a·bly adv.

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reasonably
adverb
1.	to a moderately sufficient extent or degree; "pretty big"; "pretty bad"; "jolly decent of him"; "the shoes are priced reasonably"; "he is fairly clever with computers" [ant: immoderately]
2.	with good sense or in a reasonable or intelligent manner; "he acted sensibly in the crisis"; "speak more sanely about these affairs"; "acted quite reasonably" [syn: sanely] [ant: unreasonably]

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary (Beta Version) - Cite This Source - Share This
ˈreasonably adverb

Example: He behaved very reasonably; The car is reasonably priced; The meeting was reasonably well attended.

Arabic:	بصورةٍ مَعْقولَه
Chinese (Simplified):	合理地
Chinese (Traditional):	合理地
Czech:	rozumně; přiměřeně
Danish:	rimeligt
Dutch:	redelijk
Estonian:	mõistlikult, arukalt
Finnish:	järkevästi, kohtuullisesti
French:	raisonnablement
German:	vernünftig
Greek:	λογικά
Hungarian:	ésszerűen; meglehetősen
Icelandic:	af sanngirni
Indonesian:	secara memuaskan
Italian:	ragionevolmente

Japanese:	適度に
Korean:	합리적으로, 알맞게, 꽤
Latvian:	prātīgi; pieņemami
Lithuanian:	protingai, supratingai, pakenčiamai
Norwegian:	fornuftig, rimelig, temmelig
Polish:	rozsądnie, wystarczająco
Portuguese (Brazil):	razoavelmente
Portuguese (Portugal):	razoavelmente
Romanian:	(în mod) rezonabil; destul de
Russian:	благоразумно;недорого; умеренно
Slovak:	rozumne; primerane
Slovenian:	razumno
Spanish:	razonablemente
Swedish:	förnuftigt, rimligt, någorlunda
Turkish:	makul bir şekilde

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