English Online Dictionary. What means reasonable? What does reasonable mean?
English
Etymology
From Middle English resonable, from Old French resnable, from Late Latin rationabilis, from Latin ratio; more at reason, -able.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɹiː.zən.ə.bəl/, /ˈɹiːz.nə.bəl/
- (General Australian) IPA(key): [ˈɹɪiz.nə.bəl]
- Hyphenation: rea‧son‧able
Adjective
reasonable (comparative more reasonable, superlative most reasonable)
- (now rare) Having the faculty of reason; rational, reasoning.
- Just; fair; agreeable to reason.
- Not excessive or immoderate; within due limits; proper.
- Not expensive; fairly priced.
- Say, would you happen to know a good place for lunch in the downtown area? ... The Radisson ... Oh yah? ... Is it reasonable? - Marge Gunderson in Fargo (1996)
- Satisfactory.