reasonableness

Noun

Meaning

Quality of being reasonable.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

reason rationality moderateness modestness tenability tenableness reasonability temperance sense justice prudence practicability understanding balance intelligence
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Antonyms

body badness vice corruption deception injustice
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Hypernyms

moderation sanity soundness plausibility wisdom saneness

Hyponyms

sensibleness

Examples

When cowardice becomes a fashion its adherents are without number, and it masquerades as forbearance, reasonableness and whatnot. Eric Hoffer

I will not attempt to deny the reasonableness and necessity of a party war; but in carrying on that war all principles and rules of justice should not be departed from. Robert Walpole

It is significant that it is as difficult to get charity out of piety as to get reasonableness out of rationalism. Reinhold Niebuhr

The theologian considers sin mainly as an offence against God; the moral philosopher as contrary to reasonableness. Thomas Aquinas

The Bible is proved to be a revelation from God, by the reasonableness and holiness of its precepts; all its commands, exhortations, and promises having the most direct tendency to make men wise, holy, and happy in themselves, and useful to one another. Adam Clarke

Priests, she insisted, could not sin. It was a thing impossible. Everything that they did, and wished, was of course right. She hoped I would see the reasonableness and duty of the oaths I was to take, and be faithful to them. Maria Monk

Close letter words and terms

reasonable system reasonable time reasonable weight reasonably reasonably good reasonably happy