different between reasonable vs theorising

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??i?.z?n.?.b?l/, /??i?z.n?.b?l/
• Hyphenation: rea?son?able

Adjective

reasonable (comparative more reasonable, superlative most reasonable)

1. (now rare) Having the faculty of reason; rational, reasoning.
   • 1634, William Wood, New Englands Prospect, I:

     The wi?dome and under?tanding of this Bea?t, will almo?t conclude him a rea?onable creature […].

2. Just; fair; agreeable to reason.
3. Not excessive or immoderate; within due limits; proper.

   a reasonable demand, amount, or price

4. Not expensive; fairly priced.

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

   Say, would you happen to know a good place for lunch in the downtown area? ... The Radisson ... Oh yah? ... Is it reasonable? - Marge Gunderson in Fargo (1996)

5. Satisfactory.

   The builders did a reasonable job, given the short notice.

Synonyms

• reasonous

Antonyms

• arbitrary
• unreasonable

Derived terms

• reasonably
• reasonability
• reasonableness

Translations

English

Verb

theorising

1. present participle of theorise

Noun

theorising (plural theorisings)

1. Alternative form of theorizing

Anagrams

• otherising