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English Dictionary: reasonable	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for reasonable
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
reasonable adj showing reason or sound judgment; "a sensible choice"; "a sensible person" Synonym(s): reasonable, sensible Antonym(s): unreasonable not excessive or extreme; "a fairish income"; "reasonable prices" Synonym(s): fair, fairish, reasonable marked by sound judgment; "sane nuclear policy" Synonym(s): reasonable, sane
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Reasonable \Rea"sonable\, adv. Reasonable; tolerably. [Obs.] I have a reasonable good ear in music. --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Reasonable \Rea"sonable\, a. [OE. resonable, F. raisonnable, fr. L. rationabilis. See {Reason}, n.] 1. Having the faculty of reason; endued with reason; rational; as, a reasonable being. 2. Governed by reason; being under influence of reason; thinking, speaking or acting rationally, or according to the dictates of reason; agreeable to reason; just; rational; as, the measure must satisfy all reasonable men. By indubitable certainty, I mean that which doth not admit of any reasonable cause of doubting. --Bp. Wilkins. Men have no right to what is not reasonable. --Burke. 3. Not excessive or immoderate; within due limits; proper; as, a reasonable demand, amount, price. Let . . . all things be thought upon That may, with reasonable swiftness, add More feathers to you wings. --Shak. Syn: Rational; just; honest; equitable; fair; suitable; moderate; tolerable. See {Rational}.