Noun Definition
reason
1.Definition: a fact that logically justifies some premise or conclusion
"There is reason to believe he is lying"
Category: General2.Definition: a justification for something existing or happening
"He had no cause to complain", "They had good reason to rejoice"
Category: General3.Definition: a rational motive for a belief or action
"The reason that war was declared", "The grounds for their declaration"
Related Noun(s):ground
Category: General4.Definition: an explanation of the cause of some phenomenon
"The reason a steady state was never reached was that the back pressure built up too slowly"
Category: General5.Definition: the capacity for rational thought or inference or discrimination
"We are told that man is endowed with reason and capable of distinguishing good from evil"
Related Noun(s):intellect
Category: General6.Definition: the state of having good sense and sound judgment
"His rationality may have been impaired", "He had to rely less on reason than on rousing their emotions"
Related Noun(s):rationality, reasonableness
Category: General