Reasonableness
//ˈɹiː.zə.nə.bəl.nəs// noun
noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The state or characteristic of being reasonable. uncountable, usually
"This dictates the reasonableness of the rupture of a unipersonalist absolute that is pseudomonotheistic since, in this case, the possibility of any other being would have been made impossible."
- 2 the quality of being plausible or acceptable to a reasonable person wordnet
- 3 A reasonable action or behaviour. countable, usually
- 4 moderation in expectations wordnet
- 5 the property of being moderate in price or expenditures wordnet
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- 6 goodness of reason and judgment wordnet
- 7 the state of having good sense and sound judgment wordnet
Example
More examples"This dictates the reasonableness of the rupture of a unipersonalist absolute that is pseudomonotheistic since, in this case, the possibility of any other being would have been made impossible."
Etymology
From reasonable + -ness.
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