reasonableness
Nouns
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(n) the state of having good sense and sound judgment
- his rationality may have been impaired
- he had to rely less on reason than on rousing their emotions
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(n) goodness of reason and judgment
- the judiciary is built on the reasonableness of judges
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(n) the property of being moderate in price or expenditures
- the store is famous for the reasonableness of its prices
- the modestness of the living standards here becomes obvious immediately
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(n) moderation in expectations
- without greater reasonableness by both parties we will never settle this matter!
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(n) the quality of being plausible or acceptable to a reasonable person
- he questioned the tenability of my claims