rationabilityn.

Brit.

/ˌraʃn̩əˈbɪlᵻti/,

/ˌraʃ(ə)nəˈbɪlᵻti/, U.S.

/ˌræʃ(ə)nəˈbɪlᵻdi/,

/ˌreɪʃ(ə)nəˈbɪlᵻdi/

Forms: late Middle English racionabilite, 1600s–1700s 1900s– rationability.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin ratiōnābilitās.

Etymology: < classical Latin ratiōnābilitās quality of possessing reason, rationality (2nd cent. a.d. in Apuleius) < ratiōnābilis rationable adj.¹ + -tās (see -ty suffix¹; compare -ity suffix).

Now rare.

The faculty of reason; the ability to be rational; (also more generally) accordance with reason, sensibleness.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > understanding > reason, faculty of reasoning > [noun]

redeOE

witOE

skillc1175

skillwisenessa1200

reason?c1225

witsa1300

intellecta1398

rationala1398

understandinga1425

natural reason1440

rationabilitya1500

judgement1749

noesis1881

a1500 (?c1425) Speculum Sacerdotale (1936) 231 (MED) The sowle hath thre strengþes: scilicet, racionabilite, concupiscibilite, and irascibilite.

a1628 N. Carpenter Chorazin & Bethsaida's Woe (1633) sig. A2^v He it was whom Oxford so much admired for industry, ingenuity, rationability, and judicious solidity in things pertaining to the liberall sciences.

1677 J. Webster Displaying Supposed Witchcraft v. 66 There is neither Reason, Law, nor Equity that allows the testimony or confession of an Idiot, Lunatick, mad or doting person, because they are..not to be accounted as compotes mentis, nor governed by rationability.

1739 Gentleman's Relig. 16 I could indeed have brought Arguments proving the Observation of these Laws a Priore from the Free-will-fulness unerring Nature, and Rationability of Man.

1776 F. Spilsbury Free Thoughts on Quacks iii. 80 I will say no more, nor lay greater stress on that subject, but leave every one to judge for himself, according to his own private sense, the rationability of such proceedings.

1936 J. MacMurray Creative Society iii. 35 Religion is the first and the completest expression of reason. All other forms of rationability are abstract.

1988 Advertising Age (Nexis) 8 Feb. 20 Given the heat that the article generated, I'd be glad to serve as a lightning rod for either side of the debate: defense of the rationability of ‘traditional’ segmentation, or ideas on how to improve the process.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	rationability
释义	rationabilityn. Brit. /ˌraʃn̩əˈbɪlᵻti/, /ˌraʃ(ə)nəˈbɪlᵻti/, U.S. /ˌræʃ(ə)nəˈbɪlᵻdi/, /ˌreɪʃ(ə)nəˈbɪlᵻdi/ Forms: late Middle English racionabilite, 1600s–1700s 1900s– rationability. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin ratiōnābilitās. Etymology: < classical Latin ratiōnābilitās quality of possessing reason, rationality (2nd cent. a.d. in Apuleius) < ratiōnābilis rationable adj.¹ + -tās (see -ty suffix¹; compare -ity suffix). Now rare. The faculty of reason; the ability to be rational; (also more generally) accordance with reason, sensibleness. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > understanding > reason, faculty of reasoning > [noun] redeOE witOE skillc1175 skillwisenessa1200 reason?c1225 witsa1300 intellecta1398 rationala1398 understandinga1425 natural reason1440 rationabilitya1500 judgement1749 noesis1881 a1500 (?c1425) Speculum Sacerdotale (1936) 231 (MED) The sowle hath thre strengþes: scilicet, racionabilite, concupiscibilite, and irascibilite. a1628 N. Carpenter Chorazin & Bethsaida's Woe (1633) sig. A2^v He it was whom Oxford so much admired for industry, ingenuity, rationability, and judicious solidity in things pertaining to the liberall sciences. 1677 J. Webster Displaying Supposed Witchcraft v. 66 There is neither Reason, Law, nor Equity that allows the testimony or confession of an Idiot, Lunatick, mad or doting person, because they are..not to be accounted as compotes mentis, nor governed by rationability. 1739 Gentleman's Relig. 16 I could indeed have brought Arguments proving the Observation of these Laws a Priore from the Free-will-fulness unerring Nature, and Rationability of Man. 1776 F. Spilsbury Free Thoughts on Quacks iii. 80 I will say no more, nor lay greater stress on that subject, but leave every one to judge for himself, according to his own private sense, the rationability of such proceedings. 1936 J. MacMurray Creative Society iii. 35 Religion is the first and the completest expression of reason. All other forms of rationability are abstract. 1988 Advertising Age (Nexis) 8 Feb. 20 Given the heat that the article generated, I'd be glad to serve as a lightning rod for either side of the debate: defense of the rationability of ‘traditional’ segmentation, or ideas on how to improve the process. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.a1500
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