raisonnable

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French resnable, from Late Latin ratiōnābilis, from Latin ratiō. Equivalent to raison +‎ -able.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʁɛ.zɔ.nabl/ ~ /ʁe.zɔ.nabl/

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Adjective

raisonnable (plural raisonnables)

1. reasonable, just, fair, consistent, sensible
2. possessed of reason
3. resigned

Derived terms

• déraisonnable
• raisonnablement

Further reading

• “raisonnable”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.