reasonable
English
/ˈɹiː.zən.ə.bəl/
adj
Definitions
- (now) Having the faculty of reason; rational, reasoning.
- Just; fair; agreeable to reason.
- Not excessive or immoderate; within due limits; proper.
- Not expensive; fairly priced.
- Satisfactory.
Etymology
Borrowed from Old French resnable derived from Latin rationabilis, ratio.
Origin
Latin
ratio
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- nonreasonable English
- ratio English
- reasonableness English
- reasonably English
- renable English
- ratio Latin
- rationabilis Latin
- ratiuncula Latin
- ratiō Latin
- ratiōnābilis Latin
- reor Latin
- ráció Hungarian
- raisonnable French
- ratio French
- ration French
- ratio Spanish, Castilian
- razón Spanish, Castilian
- rasjon Norwegian Bokmål
- rasjon Norwegian Nynorsk
- raisun Old French
- resnable Old French
- rageon Bourguignon
- roizon Bourguignon
- roaison Picard