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Added 9 October 2026

reasonable

/ˈɹiː.zə.nə.bəl/ adjective

In Latin: modicus Wiktionary

adjective Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about reasonable at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Having the faculty of reason; rational, reasoning.
Just; fair; agreeable to reason.
Not excessive or immoderate; within due limits; proper.
a reasonable demand, amount, or price

Origin

From Middle English resonable, from Old French resnable, from Classical Latin ratiōnābilis, from ratiō. By surface analysis, reason + -able. Doublet of rationable.

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