rationality
The quality or state of being rationalThe quality or state of being rational; due exercise of reason; reasonableness.
» Reason is the narrow crest between irrationality and rationality.
Vernunft ist der schmale Grat zwischen Irrationalität und Rationalität.
Meaning
2 senses(uncountable, usually)The quality or state of being rational; due exercise of reason; reasonableness.
His sudden loss of rationality was brought on by excess drink.
рациона́льностьracionálʹnostʹ
раціона́льністьracionálʹnistʹ
(uncountable, usually)Objective consideration.
Such a discussion deserves rationality, not emotional gut reactions.
- the quality of being consistent with or based on logic
- the state of having good sense and sound judgment
Examples
5 sentencesReason is the narrow crest between irrationality and rationality.
deVernunft ist der schmale Grat zwischen Irrationalität und Rationalität.
It's not that suicide is always insane, but generally, nobody kills themselves in a fit of rationality.
Being convinced of your own unassailable rationality is like being convinced of the solidity of a mirage.
Is Islam the pinnacle of rationality?
I read the research paper "Linguistic relativism and the basic expression of rationality in Inuktitut."
Translations
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Origin
From rational + -ity, from French rationalité, from Late Latin rationalitas (“rationality,From rational + -ity, from French rationalité, from Late Latin rationalitas (“rationality, reasonableness”), from Latin rationalis (“reasonable”).
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Forms
plural: rationalities| Singular | rationality |
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uncountable
Synonyms
3 synonyms- the quality of being consistent with or based on logic:rationalness
- the state of having good sense and sound judgment:reasonreasonableness
Word family
12 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable