<noun.state> his rationality may have been impaired he had to rely less on reason than on rousing their emotions
goodness of reason and judgment
<noun.attribute> the judiciary is built on the reasonableness of judges
the property of being moderate in price or expenditures
<noun.attribute> the store is famous for the reasonableness of its prices the modestness of the living standards here becomes obvious immediately
moderation in expectations
<noun.attribute> without greater reasonableness by both parties we will never settle this matter!
the quality of being plausible or acceptable to a reasonable person
<noun.attribute> he questioned the tenability of my claims
Reasonableness \Rea"son*a*ble*ness\, n. Quality of being reasonable.
Your junk call will constitute your agreement to the reasonableness of my fee." This may sound as preposterous as billing a mosquito for biting you.
If security is maintained at a lower level only for financial reasons, without an evaluation of the reasonableness of the change, negligence will be assumed.
'Government's general approach to this issue is to address the cases concerned with sympathy and reasonableness.' It is understood that the government has agreed to set up a land commission to advise on claims resulting from apartheid removals.
The restaurant owner should have negotiated for a lease that mandated reasonableness, he said.
"We have advised our field offices to use a test of reasonableness with borrowers who, through no fault of their own, are unable to complete all the forms on time," Ausman said.
She delivers opening lines that presuppose a reasonableness, a fairness, a balance: "Tonight, we take you inside the territory to look at the realities that led to the rebellion."
The court must decide whether that right is conditioned by the reasonableness of the request for distribution, or the reasonableness of a union rule restricting such requests.
The court must decide whether that right is conditioned by the reasonableness of the request for distribution, or the reasonableness of a union rule restricting such requests.