reasonable
Just; fair; agreeable to reason.
Adjective 4 meanings
Just; fair; agreeable to reason.
Not excessive or immoderate; within due limits; proper.
“a reasonable demand, amount, or price”
Not expensive; fairly priced.
“$20 a bottle is very reasonable for a good wine at a restaurant.”
Satisfactory.
“The builders did a reasonable job, given the short notice.”
Etymology
From Middle English resonable, from Old French resnable, from Classical Latin ratiōnābilis, from ratiō. By surface analysis, reason + -able. Doublet of rationable.
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REASONABLE at a glance
REASONABLE has 10 letters and scores 12 points in Scrabble (R 1 + E 1 + A 1 + S 1 + O 1 + N 1 + A 1 + B 3 + L 1 + E 1) and 15 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #2,495 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with reasonable
All rhymes- ABLE6
- POSSIBLE12
- AVAILABLE14
- TABLE7
- DOUBLE9
- RESPONSIBLE15
- TROUBLE9
- IMPOSSIBLE16
- TERRIBLE10
- COMFORTABLE20
- INCREDIBLE15
- CAPABLE13
One letter away
- REASONABLY15
- SEASONABLE12
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