reasonable

CEFRB1

/ˈɹiː.zə.nə.bəl/

adjective

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Fair, sensible, and not too extreme.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    Just; fair; agreeable to reason.

Examples

  • From our point of view, his proposal is reasonable.

  • It is reasonable to assume that he knew beforehand that this would happen.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
4
Synonyms
5

Also pronounced

  • [ˈɹiː.zə.nə.bɫ̩]
  • [ˈɹiz.nə.bɫ̩]

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meanings

  1. Not excessive or immoderate; within due limits; proper.

  2. Having the faculty of reason; rational, reasoning.

  3. Not expensive; fairly priced.

More examples

In context

  • Nothing could be more reasonable, on the face of it.

  • $20 a bottle is very reasonable for a good wine at a restaurant.

  • The builders did a reasonable job, given the short notice.

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Origin

adjective

From Middle English resonable, from Old French resnable, from Classical Latin ratiōnābilis, from ratiō. By surface analysis, reason + -able. Doublet of rationable.