reasonable

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French resnable, from Late Latin rationabilis, from Latin ratio; more at reason, -able.

Pronunciation

(UK, US) IPA^(key): /ˈɹiː.zən.ə.bəl/, /ˈɹiːz.nə.bəl/
Audio (US) (file)

Adjective

reasonable (comparative more reasonable, superlative most reasonable)

Having the faculty of reason; imbued with reason; rational.
a reasonable being
Just; fair; agreeable to reason.
- 2012 May 27, Nathan Rabin, “TV: Review: THE SIMPSONS (CLASSIC): “New Kid On The Block” (season 4, episode 8; originally aired 11/12/1992)”, in The Onion AV Club‎:
  The episode also opens with an inspired bit of business for Homer, who blithely refuses to acquiesce to an elderly neighbor’s utterly reasonable request that he help make the process of selling her house easier by wearing pants when he gallivants about in front of windows, throw out his impressive collection of rotting Jack-O-Lanterns from previous Halloweens and take out his garbage, as it’s attracting wildlife (cue moose and Northern Exposure theme song).
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.

Synonyms

reasonous

Antonyms

Translations

just; fair; agreeable to reason

Albanian: arsyeshëm (sq)
Armenian: ողջամիտ (hy) (ołǰamit)
Asturian: razonable
Belarusian: разу́мны m (razúmny)
Bulgarian: разумен (bg) m (razúmen)
Catalan: raonable
Czech: rozumný (cs)
Finnish: kunnollinen (fi)
French: correct (fr), juste (fr), raisonnable (fr)
Galician: razoable (gl), razoábel (gl)
German: vernünftig (de)
Greek: δικαιολογημένος (el) (dikaiologiménos), τίμιος (el) (tímios), λογικός (el) (logikós)
Irish: réasúnta, ciallmhar

Italian: ragionevole (it)
Norman: raisonnabl'ye m, f
Norwegian:
Bokmål: rimelig (no), fornuftig (no)

Nynorsk: rimeleg, fornuftig
Occitan: rasonable (oc)
Polish: uzasadniony (pl) m
Portuguese: razoável (pt) m, f
Romanian: rezonabil (ro)
Russian: разу́мный (ru) (razúmnyj)
Scottish Gaelic: reusanta, cothromach
Spanish: razonable (es)
Turkish: makul (tr)

inexpensive

Albanian: arsyeshëm (sq)
Czech: rozumný (cs)
Finnish: kohtuullinen (fi)
German: vernünftig (de), anständig (de)
Greek: οφειλόμενος (el) (ofeilómenos), τίμιος (el) (tímios), λογικός (el) (logikós)
Italian: moderato (it)
Norwegian:
Bokmål: rimelig (no)

Nynorsk: rimeleg

Polish: rozsądny (pl) m
Portuguese: em conta (pt)
Romanian: rezonabil (ro)
Russian: недорогой (ru) (nedorogoj), за разумную цену (za razumnuyu tsenu)

satisfactory

Albanian: arsyeshëm (sq)
Czech: rozumný (cs)
Finnish: sopiva (fi), joltinenkin, järkeenkäypä
French: satisfaisant (fr)
German: vernünftig (de), anständig (de)
Greek: ευάρεστος (el) (evárestos), λογικός (el) (logikós)

Norwegian: fornuftig (no)
Polish: satysfakcjonujący m
Portuguese: satisfatório (pt)
Romanian: satisfăcător (ro)
Russian: удовлетвори́тельный (ru) (udovletvorítelʹnyj)
Scottish Gaelic: reusanta

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Greek: ^{(please verify)} εύλογος (el) (évlogos)m, ^{(please verify)} λογικευόμενος m (logikevómenos), ^{(please verify)} αιτιολογημένος (el) m (aitiologiménos), ^{(please verify)} επάξιος (el) (epáxios)m, ^{(please verify)} ικανοποιητικός (el) m (ikanopoiitikós), ^{(please verify)} δίκαιος (el) m (díkaios), ^{(please verify)} έντιμος (el) m (éntimos)

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