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By reason of 3. Due exercise of the reasoning faculty; accordance with, or
that which is accordant with and ratified by, the mind
rightly exercised; right intellectual judgment; clear and
fair deductions from true principles; that which is
dictated or supported by the common sense of mankind;
right conduct; right; propriety; justice.
I was promised, on a time, To have reason for my
rhyme. --Spenser.
But law in a free nation hath been ever public
reason; the enacted reason of a parliament, which he
denying to enact, denies to govern us by that which
ought to be our law; interposing his own private
reason, which to us is no law. --Milton.
The most probable way of bringing France to reason
would be by the making an attempt on the Spanish
West Indies. --Addison.
4. (Math.) Ratio; proportion. [Obs.] --Barrow.
By reason of, by means of; on account of; because of.
``Spain is thin sown of people, partly by reason of the
sterility of the soil.' --Bacon.
In reason,
In all reason, in justice; with rational ground; in a right
view.
When anything is proved by as good arguments as a
thing of that kind is capable of, we ought not, in
reason, to doubt of its existence. --Tillotson.
It is reason, it is reasonable; it is right. [Obs.]
Yet it were great reason, that those that have
children should have greatest care of future times.
--Bacon.
Syn: Motive; argument; ground; consideration; principle;
sake; account; object; purpose; design. See Motive,
Sense. Encheason
Encheson En*che"son, Encheason En*chea"son, n. [OF.
enchaison, fr. L. incidere to happen; in + cadere to fall.]
Occasion, cause, or reason. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
GeasonGeason Gea"son, a. [OE. gesen, geson, rare, scanty, AS. g?sne
barren, wanting. Cf. Geest.]
Rare; wonderful. [Obs.] --Spenser. High-seasoned
High-seasoned High"-sea`soned, a.
Enriched with spice and condiments; hence, exciting; piquant.
In all reason 3. Due exercise of the reasoning faculty; accordance with, or
that which is accordant with and ratified by, the mind
rightly exercised; right intellectual judgment; clear and
fair deductions from true principles; that which is
dictated or supported by the common sense of mankind;
right conduct; right; propriety; justice.
I was promised, on a time, To have reason for my
rhyme. --Spenser.
But law in a free nation hath been ever public
reason; the enacted reason of a parliament, which he
denying to enact, denies to govern us by that which
ought to be our law; interposing his own private
reason, which to us is no law. --Milton.
The most probable way of bringing France to reason
would be by the making an attempt on the Spanish
West Indies. --Addison.
4. (Math.) Ratio; proportion. [Obs.] --Barrow.
By reason of, by means of; on account of; because of.
``Spain is thin sown of people, partly by reason of the
sterility of the soil.' --Bacon.
In reason,
In all reason, in justice; with rational ground; in a right
view.
When anything is proved by as good arguments as a
thing of that kind is capable of, we ought not, in
reason, to doubt of its existence. --Tillotson.
It is reason, it is reasonable; it is right. [Obs.]
Yet it were great reason, that those that have
children should have greatest care of future times.
--Bacon.
Syn: Motive; argument; ground; consideration; principle;
sake; account; object; purpose; design. See Motive,
Sense. In reason 3. Due exercise of the reasoning faculty; accordance with, or
that which is accordant with and ratified by, the mind
rightly exercised; right intellectual judgment; clear and
fair deductions from true principles; that which is
dictated or supported by the common sense of mankind;
right conduct; right; propriety; justice.
I was promised, on a time, To have reason for my
rhyme. --Spenser.
But law in a free nation hath been ever public
reason; the enacted reason of a parliament, which he
denying to enact, denies to govern us by that which
ought to be our law; interposing his own private
reason, which to us is no law. --Milton.
The most probable way of bringing France to reason
would be by the making an attempt on the Spanish
West Indies. --Addison.
4. (Math.) Ratio; proportion. [Obs.] --Barrow.
By reason of, by means of; on account of; because of.
``Spain is thin sown of people, partly by reason of the
sterility of the soil.' --Bacon.
In reason,
In all reason, in justice; with rational ground; in a right
view.
When anything is proved by as good arguments as a
thing of that kind is capable of, we ought not, in
reason, to doubt of its existence. --Tillotson.
It is reason, it is reasonable; it is right. [Obs.]
Yet it were great reason, that those that have
children should have greatest care of future times.
--Bacon.
Syn: Motive; argument; ground; consideration; principle;
sake; account; object; purpose; design. See Motive,
Sense. In seasonSeason Sea"son, n. [OE. sesoun, F. saison, properly, the
sowing time, fr. L. satio a sowing, a planting, fr. serere,
satum, to sow, plant; akin to E. sow, v., to scatter, as
seed.]
1. One of the divisions of the year, marked by alternations
in the length of day and night, or by distinct conditions
of temperature, moisture, etc., caused mainly by the
relative position of the earth with respect to the sun. In
the north temperate zone, four seasons, namely, spring,
summer, autumn, and winter, are generally recognized. Some
parts of the world have three seasons, -- the dry, the
rainy, and the cold; other parts have but two, -- the dry
and the rainy.
The several seasons of the year in their beauty.
--Addison.
2. Hence, a period of time, especially as regards its fitness
for anything contemplated or done; a suitable or
convenient time; proper conjuncture; as, the season for
planting; the season for rest.
The season, prime for sweetest scents and airs.
--Milton.
3. A period of time not very long; a while; a time.
Thou shalt be blind, not seeing the sun for a
season. --Acts xiii.
11.
4. That which gives relish; seasoning. [Obs.]
You lack the season of all natures, sleep. --Shak.
In season, in good time, or sufficiently early for the
purpose.
Out of season, beyond or out of the proper time of the
usual or appointed time. It is reason 3. Due exercise of the reasoning faculty; accordance with, or
that which is accordant with and ratified by, the mind
rightly exercised; right intellectual judgment; clear and
fair deductions from true principles; that which is
dictated or supported by the common sense of mankind;
right conduct; right; propriety; justice.
I was promised, on a time, To have reason for my
rhyme. --Spenser.
But law in a free nation hath been ever public
reason; the enacted reason of a parliament, which he
denying to enact, denies to govern us by that which
ought to be our law; interposing his own private
reason, which to us is no law. --Milton.
The most probable way of bringing France to reason
would be by the making an attempt on the Spanish
West Indies. --Addison.
4. (Math.) Ratio; proportion. [Obs.] --Barrow.
By reason of, by means of; on account of; because of.
``Spain is thin sown of people, partly by reason of the
sterility of the soil.' --Bacon.
In reason,
In all reason, in justice; with rational ground; in a right
view.
When anything is proved by as good arguments as a
thing of that kind is capable of, we ought not, in
reason, to doubt of its existence. --Tillotson.
It is reason, it is reasonable; it is right. [Obs.]
Yet it were great reason, that those that have
children should have greatest care of future times.
--Bacon.
Syn: Motive; argument; ground; consideration; principle;
sake; account; object; purpose; design. See Motive,
Sense. Out of seasonSeason Sea"son, n. [OE. sesoun, F. saison, properly, the
sowing time, fr. L. satio a sowing, a planting, fr. serere,
satum, to sow, plant; akin to E. sow, v., to scatter, as
seed.]
1. One of the divisions of the year, marked by alternations
in the length of day and night, or by distinct conditions
of temperature, moisture, etc., caused mainly by the
relative position of the earth with respect to the sun. In
the north temperate zone, four seasons, namely, spring,
summer, autumn, and winter, are generally recognized. Some
parts of the world have three seasons, -- the dry, the
rainy, and the cold; other parts have but two, -- the dry
and the rainy.
The several seasons of the year in their beauty.
--Addison.
2. Hence, a period of time, especially as regards its fitness
for anything contemplated or done; a suitable or
convenient time; proper conjuncture; as, the season for
planting; the season for rest.
The season, prime for sweetest scents and airs.
--Milton.
3. A period of time not very long; a while; a time.
Thou shalt be blind, not seeing the sun for a
season. --Acts xiii.
11.
4. That which gives relish; seasoning. [Obs.]
You lack the season of all natures, sleep. --Shak.
In season, in good time, or sufficiently early for the
purpose.
Out of season, beyond or out of the proper time of the
usual or appointed time. Outreason
Outreason Out*rea"son, v. t.
To excel or surpass in reasoning; to reason better than.
--South.
Overseason
Overseason O`ver*sea"son, v. t.
To season too highly.
Petit treasonTreason Trea"son, n. [OE. tresun, treisun, traisoun, OF.
tra["i]son, F. trahison, L. traditio a giving up, a
delivering up, fr. tradere to give up, betray. See Traitor,
and cf. Tradition.]
1. The offense of attempting to overthrow the government of
the state to which the offender owes allegiance, or of
betraying the state into the hands of a foreign power;
disloyalty; treachery.
The treason of the murthering in the bed. --Chaucer.
Note: In monarchies, the killing of the sovereign, or an
attempt to take his life, is treason. In England, to
imagine or compass the death of the king, or of the
queen consort, or of the heir apparent to the crown, is
high treason, as are many other offenses created by
statute. In the United States, treason is confined to
the actual levying of war against the United States, or
to an adhering to their enemies, giving them aid and
comfort.
2. Loosely, the betrayal of any trust or confidence;
treachery; perfidy.
If he be false, she shall his treason see.
--Chaucer.
Petit treason. See under Petit. ReasonReason Rea"son, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Reasoned; p. pr. & vb.
n. Reasoning.] [Cf. F. raisonner. See Reason, n.]
1. To exercise the rational faculty; to deduce inferences
from premises; to perform the process of deduction or of
induction; to ratiocinate; to reach conclusions by a
systematic comparison of facts.
2. Hence: To carry on a process of deduction or of induction,
in order to convince or to confute; to formulate and set
forth propositions and the inferences from them; to argue.
Stand still, that I may reason with you, before the
Lord, of all the righteous acts of the Lord. --1
Sam. xii. 7.
3. To converse; to compare opinions. --Shak. ReasonableReasonable Rea"son*a*ble, a. [OE. resonable, F. raisonnable,
fr. L. rationabilis. See Reason, n.]
1. Having the faculty of reason; endued with reason;
rational; as, a reasonable being.
2. Governed by reason; being under influence of reason;
thinking, speaking or acting rationally, or according to
the dictates of reason; agreeable to reason; just;
rational; as, the measure must satisfy all reasonable men.
By indubitable certainty, I mean that which doth not
admit of any reasonable cause of doubting. --Bp.
Wilkins.
Men have no right to what is not reasonable.
--Burke.
3. Not excessive or immoderate; within due limits; proper;
as, a reasonable demand, amount, price.
Let . . . all things be thought upon That may, with
reasonable swiftness, add More feathers to you
wings. --Shak.
Syn: Rational; just; honest; equitable; fair; suitable;
moderate; tolerable. See Rational. Reasonable
Reasonable Rea"son*a*ble, adv.
Reasonable; tolerably. [Obs.]
I have a reasonable good ear in music. --Shak.
Reasonableness
Reasonableness Rea"son*a*ble*ness, n.
Quality of being reasonable.
Reasonably
Reasonably Rea"son*a*bly, adv.
1. In a reasonable manner.
2. Moderately; tolerably. ``Reasonably perfect in the
language.' --Holder.
ReasonedReason Rea"son, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Reasoned; p. pr. & vb.
n. Reasoning.] [Cf. F. raisonner. See Reason, n.]
1. To exercise the rational faculty; to deduce inferences
from premises; to perform the process of deduction or of
induction; to ratiocinate; to reach conclusions by a
systematic comparison of facts.
2. Hence: To carry on a process of deduction or of induction,
in order to convince or to confute; to formulate and set
forth propositions and the inferences from them; to argue.
Stand still, that I may reason with you, before the
Lord, of all the righteous acts of the Lord. --1
Sam. xii. 7.
3. To converse; to compare opinions. --Shak. Reasoner
Reasoner Rea"son*er, n.
One who reasons or argues; as, a fair reasoner; a close
reasoner; a logical reasoner.
ReasoningReason Rea"son, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Reasoned; p. pr. & vb.
n. Reasoning.] [Cf. F. raisonner. See Reason, n.]
1. To exercise the rational faculty; to deduce inferences
from premises; to perform the process of deduction or of
induction; to ratiocinate; to reach conclusions by a
systematic comparison of facts.
2. Hence: To carry on a process of deduction or of induction,
in order to convince or to confute; to formulate and set
forth propositions and the inferences from them; to argue.
Stand still, that I may reason with you, before the
Lord, of all the righteous acts of the Lord. --1
Sam. xii. 7.
3. To converse; to compare opinions. --Shak. Reasonist
Reasonist Rea"son*ist, n.
A rationalist. [Obs.]
Such persons are now commonly called ``reasonists' and
``rationalists,' to distinguish them from true
reasoners and rational inquirers. --Waterland.
Reasonless
Reasonless Rea"son*less, a.
1. Destitute of reason; as, a reasonless man or mind. --Shak.
2. Void of reason; not warranted or supported by reason;
unreasonable.
This proffer is absurd and reasonless. --Shak.
Rhyme or reasonRhyme Rhyme, n. [OE. ryme, rime, AS. r[=i]m number; akin to
OHG. r[=i]m number, succession, series, G. reim rhyme. The
modern sense is due to the influence of F. rime, which is of
German origin, and originally the same word.] [The Old
English spelling rime is becoming again common. See Note
under Prime.]
1. An expression of thought in numbers, measure, or verse; a
composition in verse; a rhymed tale; poetry; harmony of
language. ``Railing rhymes.' --Daniel.
A ryme I learned long ago. --Chaucer.
He knew Himself to sing, and build the lofty rime.
--Milton.
2. (Pros.) Correspondence of sound in the terminating words
or syllables of two or more verses, one succeeding another
immediately or at no great distance. The words or
syllables so used must not begin with the same consonant,
or if one begins with a vowel the other must begin with a
consonant. The vowel sounds and accents must be the same,
as also the sounds of the final consonants if there be
any.
For rhyme with reason may dispense, And sound has
right to govern sense. --Prior.
3. Verses, usually two, having this correspondence with each
other; a couplet; a poem containing rhymes.
4. A word answering in sound to another word.
Female rhyme. See under Female.
Male rhyme. See under Male.
Rhyme or reason, sound or sense.
Rhyme royal (Pros.), a stanza of seven decasyllabic verses,
of which the first and third, the second, fourth, and
fifth, and the sixth and seventh rhyme. SeasonSeason Sea"son, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Seasoned; p. pr. & vb.
n. Seasoning.]
1. To render suitable or appropriate; to prepare; to fit.
He is fit and seasoned for his passage. --Shak.
2. To fit for any use by time or habit; to habituate; to
accustom; to inure; to ripen; to mature; as, to season one
to a climate.
3. Hence, to prepare by drying or hardening, or removal of
natural juices; as, to season timber.
4. To fit for taste; to render palatable; to give zest or
relish to; to spice; as, to season food.
5. Hence, to fit for enjoyment; to render agrecable.
You season still with sports your serious hours.
--Dryden.
The proper use of wit is to season conversation.
--Tillotson.
6. To qualify by admixture; to moderate; to temper. ``When
mercy seasons justice.' --Shak.
7. To imbue; to tinge or taint. ``Who by his tutor being
seasoned with the love of the truth.' --Fuller.
Season their younger years with prudent and pious
principles. --Jer. Taylor.
8. To copulate with; to impregnate. [R.] --Holland. SeasonSeason Sea"son, n. [OE. sesoun, F. saison, properly, the
sowing time, fr. L. satio a sowing, a planting, fr. serere,
satum, to sow, plant; akin to E. sow, v., to scatter, as
seed.]
1. One of the divisions of the year, marked by alternations
in the length of day and night, or by distinct conditions
of temperature, moisture, etc., caused mainly by the
relative position of the earth with respect to the sun. In
the north temperate zone, four seasons, namely, spring,
summer, autumn, and winter, are generally recognized. Some
parts of the world have three seasons, -- the dry, the
rainy, and the cold; other parts have but two, -- the dry
and the rainy.
The several seasons of the year in their beauty.
--Addison.
2. Hence, a period of time, especially as regards its fitness
for anything contemplated or done; a suitable or
convenient time; proper conjuncture; as, the season for
planting; the season for rest.
The season, prime for sweetest scents and airs.
--Milton.
3. A period of time not very long; a while; a time.
Thou shalt be blind, not seeing the sun for a
season. --Acts xiii.
11.
4. That which gives relish; seasoning. [Obs.]
You lack the season of all natures, sleep. --Shak.
In season, in good time, or sufficiently early for the
purpose.
Out of season, beyond or out of the proper time of the
usual or appointed time. Season
Season Sea"son, v. i.
1. To become mature; to grow fit for use; to become adapted
to a climate.
2. To become dry and hard, by the escape of the natural
juices, or by being penetrated with other substance; as,
timber seasons in the sun.
3. To give token; to savor. [Obs.] --Beau. & Fl.
SeasonableSeasonable Sea"son*a*ble, a.
Occurring in good time, in due season, or in proper time for
the purpose; suitable to the season; opportune; timely; as, a
seasonable supply of rain.
Mercy is seasonable in the time of affliction.
--Ecclus.
xxxv. 20.
-- Sea"son*a*ble*ness, n. -- Sea"son*a*bly, adv. SeasonablenessSeasonable Sea"son*a*ble, a.
Occurring in good time, in due season, or in proper time for
the purpose; suitable to the season; opportune; timely; as, a
seasonable supply of rain.
Mercy is seasonable in the time of affliction.
--Ecclus.
xxxv. 20.
-- Sea"son*a*ble*ness, n. -- Sea"son*a*bly, adv. SeasonablySeasonable Sea"son*a*ble, a.
Occurring in good time, in due season, or in proper time for
the purpose; suitable to the season; opportune; timely; as, a
seasonable supply of rain.
Mercy is seasonable in the time of affliction.
--Ecclus.
xxxv. 20.
-- Sea"son*a*ble*ness, n. -- Sea"son*a*bly, adv.
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