# reasonable

Pronunciation: say "REE-zuh-nuh-buhl" US /ˈɹi.zə.nə.bəl/, UK /ˈɹiː.zə.nə.bəl/; AUS say "REEZ-nuh-buhl" /ˈɹiːz.nə.bəl/

## Adjective

1. Fair and just; in keeping with what makes sense.
   - Simple: Fair and based on good sense.
   - _Both sides agreed it was a reasonable compromise._
   - _A reasonable person would weigh the evidence before passing judgment._
2. Not excessive or beyond proper limits; staying within what is sensible and due.
   - Simple: Not too much and kept within fair limits.
   - _The committee imposed reasonable restrictions on noise after midnight._
   - _A reasonable workload still leaves time for rest._
3. Not expensive; priced fairly.
   - Simple: Not costing too much and priced in a fair way.
   - _The restaurant offers good food at reasonable prices._
   - _We found a hotel near the beach with surprisingly reasonable rates for August._
4. Good enough to satisfy; acceptable.
   - Simple: Good enough to be okay.
   - _The team had a reasonable chance of winning the final._
   - _His English is reasonable now, though he still struggles on long phone calls._

## Adjective

5. Having the power to think and reason; rational. *(archaic)*
   - Simple: Able to think and use reason.

## Origin

The word rests on Latin ratio, meaning 'reason': Late Latin rationabilis grew out of it, Old French made that resnable, and English took it over as Middle English resonable.

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/reasonable (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).