reasonable
Just; fair; agreeable to reason.
Other meanings
Not excessive or immoderate; within due limits; proper.
“a reasonable demand, amount, or price”
Not expensive; fairly priced.
“$20 a bottle is very reasonable for a good wine at a restaurant.”
Synonyms
- sensible
Related words
- nonreasonable
- semireasonable
- reasonable time
- beyond a reasonable doubt
- beyond reasonable doubt
- reasonable doubt
- reasonable person
- reasonably
- reasonability
- reasonableness
Example sentences
Word history
From Old French "resnable".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “reasonable” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.