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reasonableness

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English

Etymology

From reasonable +‎ -ness.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɹiː.zə.nə.bəl.nəs/, /ˈɹiːz.nə.bəl.nəs/
(General Australian) IPA^(key): [ˈɹɪiz.nə.bəl.nəs]
Hyphenation: rea‧son‧able‧ness

Noun

reasonableness (usually uncountable, plural reasonablenesses)

(uncountable) The state or characteristic of being reasonable.
(countable) A reasonable action or behaviour.

Synonyms

reasonability

Translations

state or characteristic of being reasonable

Ancient Greek: ἐπιείκεια f (epieíkeia)
Czech: rozumnost f
French: modération (fr) f
German: Vernünftigkeit f
Irish: réasún m, réasúntacht f
Italian: ragionevolezza (it) f
Kazakh: ақыл-парасаттылық (aqyl-parasattylyq)
Portuguese: razoabilidade (pt) f
Romanian: rațiune (ro)
Sicilian: raciunivulizza f

a reasonable action or behaviour

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