reasonable

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (UK, US) IPA: /ˈriː.zən.ə.bəl, /ˈriːz.nə.bəl/ SAMPA: /"ri:z@n@b@l/

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Adjective

reasonable (comparative more reasonable, superlative most reasonable)

1. Just; fair; agreeable to reason.
2. Not expensive; fairly priced.

   $20 a bottle is very reasonable for a good wine at a restaurant.

3. Satisfactory.

Antonyms

• arbitrary
• unreasonable

Translations

just; fair; agreeable to reason

Albanian: arsyeshëm (sq) Bulgarian: разумен (bg) (razúmen) m. Czech: rozumný (cs) Finnish: kunnollinen (fi) French: correct (fr), juste (fr), raisonnable (fr) German: vernünftig (de)

Greek: δικαιολογημένος (el) (dikaiologiménos), τίμιος (el) (tímios), λογικός (el) (logikós) Italian: ragionevole (it) Norwegian: rimelig (no), fornuftig (no) Polish: uzasadniony (pl) m. Portuguese: razoável (pt) m. and f. Scottish Gaelic: reusanta (gd), cothromach (gd)

inexpensive

Albanian: arsyeshëm (sq) Czech: rozumný (cs) Finnish: kohtuullinen (fi) German: vernünftig (de), anständig (de)

Greek: οφειλόμενος (el) (ofeilímenos), τίμιος (el) (tímios), λογικός (el) (logikós) Italian: moderato (it) Norwegian: rimelig (no) Polish: rozsądny (pl) m.

satisfactory

Albanian: arsyeshëm (sq) Czech: rozumný (cs) Finnish: sopiva (fi), joltinenkin (fi), järkeenkäypä (fi) French: satisfaisant (fr) German: vernünftig (de), anständig (de)

Greek: ευάρεστος (el) (euárestos), λογικός (el) (logikós) Norwegian: fornuftig (no) Polish: satysfakcjonujący (pl) m. Scottish Gaelic: reusanta (gd)

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Greek: εύλογος (el)m., λογικευόμενος (el) m., αιτιολογημένος (el) m., επάξιος (el)m., ικανοποιητικός (el) m., δίκαιος (el) m., έντιμος (el) m.