reasonable
adjNZ, UK /ˈɹiː.zə.nə.bəl/ · CA, US /ˈɹi.zə.nə.bəl/
Etymology From Middle English resonable, from Old French resnable, from Classical Latin ratiōnābilis, from ratiō. By surface analysis, reason + -able. Doublet of rationable.
1
Archaic Having the faculty of reason; rational, reasoning.
- The wiſdome and underſtanding of this Beaſt [the beaver], vvill almoſt conclude him a reaſonable creature: […]1634, William Wood, “Beasts Living in the Water”, in New Englands Prospect. A True, Lively, and Experimentall Description of that Part of America, Commonly Called New England; […], London: […] Tho[mas] Cotes, for Iohn Bellamie, […], →OCLC, 1st part, page 25:
2
Just; fair; agreeable to reason.
- The episode also opens with an inspired bit of business for Homer, who blithely refuses to acquiesce to an elderly neighbor’s utterly reasonable request that he help make the process of selling her house easier by wearing pants when he gallivants about in front of windows […]2012 May 27, Nathan Rabin, “TV: Review: THE SIMPSONS (CLASSIC): “New Kid On The Block” (season 4, episode 8; originally aired 11/12/1992)”, in The Onion AV Club:
3
Not excessive or immoderate; within due limits; proper.
- a reasonable demand, amount, or price
4
Not expensive; fairly priced.
- $20 a bottle is very reasonable for a good wine at a restaurant.
- Say, would you happen to know a good place for lunch in the downtown area? ... The Radisson ... Oh yah? ... Is it reasonable?1996, Fargo, spoken by Marge Gunderson:
1 more example
- The 3a Pro is an extremely reasonable $ 559, and the regular 3a is an even more extremely reasonable $ 379.2025 March 4, JerryRigEverything, “Nothing (3a) Pro Durability Test - I know the Secret...” (0:54 from the start):
5
Satisfactory.
- The builders did a reasonable job, given the short notice.
- Derived terms
- beyond a reasonable doubt, beyond reasonable doubt, nonreasonable, reasonability, reasonable doubt, reasonableness, reasonable person, reasonable time, reasonably, semireasonable