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reason
noun (JUDGMENT) /ˈriː.zən/Definition
› [U] the ability of a healthy mind to think and make judgments, especially based on practical facts: We humans believe that we are the only animals to have the power of reason.mainly UK old-fashioned He lost his reason (= became mentally ill) when both his parents were killed in the crash.Mind and personalityScience of psychology and psychoanalysis within reason C2 within the limits of what is acceptable and possible: We can wear anything we like to the office, within reason.Suitable and acceptableQuite good, or not very good
(Definition of reason noun (JUDGMENT) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- -able suffix (WORTH BEING)
- acceptable adjective
- accepted adjective
- accordingly adverb
- apposite adjective
- convenience noun (BEING EASY)
- correct adjective
- felicity noun (SUITABLE WORDS)
- fit in phrasal verb
- fit in with sth phrasal verb
- fitting adjective
- functional adjective (WORKING NORMALLY)
- germane adjective
- horses for courses idiom
- practical adjective (SUITABLE)
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