Meaning

2 senses
  1. Not rational; unfounded, nonsensical or wrong-headed.

    an irrational decision

    irrational, irrationell, unvernünftig

    нерациона́льныйneracionálʹnyj, иррациона́льныйirracionálʹnyj

  2. (not comparable)Of a real number, that cannot be written as the ratio of two integers.

    The number π is irrational.

    irrational

    иррациона́льныйirracionálʹnyj

    real but not expressible as the quotient of two integers

Examples

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  1. Tom is being irrational, isn't he?

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  2. You're being completely irrational.

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  3. Tom is being irrational.

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  4. Am I being irrational?

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  5. Tom is an irrational person.

    ruТом - иррациональный человек.

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Translations

7 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
unfounded or nonsensical:
Deutsch
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unfounded or nonsensical:

Origin

From Latin irratiōnālis, from ir- + ratiōnālis.

From Latin irratiōnālis, from ir- + ratiōnālis.

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Forms

more irrational, most irrational
Comparativemore irrational Lesson
Superlativemost irrational Lesson

regular

Antonyms

1 antonyms

Word family

10 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
irrational — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto