Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The character of being reasonable; conformity to or compliance with the requirements of reason; agreeableness to rational ideas or principles.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun Quality of being reasonable.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun uncountable The state or characteristic of being
reasonable . - noun countable A
reasonable action or behaviour.
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- noun the quality of being plausible or acceptable to a reasonable person
- noun moderation in expectations
- noun the property of being moderate in price or expenditures
- noun the state of having good sense and sound judgment
- noun goodness of reason and judgment
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Examples
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The term reasonableness, then, represents a mode of action that expresses and realizes reason, the capacity to become aware of reality "
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He told Stewart: "Your reasonableness is poisoning my fear."
Rally To Restore Sanity LIVE: Video, Updates From The Jon Stewart Rally In DC The Huffington Post 2010
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When Colbert turned to Steward and said, "Your reasonableness is poisoning my fear," I thought, Now there's something we could do with a whole lot more of: reasoning rather than poisonous vitriol.
Russell Bishop: Can Comedians Really Lead Us to Sanity and Civility? Russell Bishop 2010
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When Colbert turned to Steward and said, "Your reasonableness is poisoning my fear," I thought, Now there's something we could do with a whole lot more of: reasoning rather than poisonous vitriol.
Russell Bishop: Can Comedians Really Lead Us to Sanity and Civility? Russell Bishop 2010
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When Colbert turned to Steward and said, "Your reasonableness is poisoning my fear," I thought, Now there's something we could do with a whole lot more of: reasoning rather than poisonous vitriol.
Russell Bishop: Can Comedians Really Lead Us to Sanity and Civility? Russell Bishop 2010
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When Colbert turned to Steward and said, "Your reasonableness is poisoning my fear," I thought, Now there's something we could do with a whole lot more of: reasoning rather than poisonous vitriol.
Russell Bishop: Can Comedians Really Lead Us to Sanity and Civility? Russell Bishop 2010
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When Colbert turned to Steward and said, "Your reasonableness is poisoning my fear," I thought, Now there's something we could do with a whole lot more of: reasoning rather than poisonous vitriol.
Russell Bishop: Can Comedians Really Lead Us to Sanity and Civility? Russell Bishop 2010
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He told Stewart: "Your reasonableness is poisoning my fear."
Rally To Restore Sanity LIVE: Video, Updates From The Jon Stewart Rally In DC The Huffington Post 2010
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When Colbert turned to Steward and said, "Your reasonableness is poisoning my fear," I thought, Now there's something we could do with a whole lot more of: reasoning rather than poisonous vitriol.
Russell Bishop: Can Comedians Really Lead Us to Sanity and Civility? Russell Bishop 2010
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He told Stewart: "Your reasonableness is poisoning my fear."
Rally To Restore Sanity LIVE: Video, Updates From The Jon Stewart Rally In DC The Huffington Post News Team 2010
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