unreasonedadj.

Brit.

/(ˌ)ʌnˈriːznd/, U.S.

/ˌənˈriz(ə)nd/

Forms: see un- prefix¹ and reasoned adj.¹

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, reasoned adj.¹

Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + reasoned adj.¹

1. Of a person or animal: without the faculty of reason; incapable of reasoning.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > lack of reason, irrationality > [adjective]

skillessc1175

unskilwisec1340

witlessa1382

unreasonablec1384

reasonlessa1450

unrationablea1500

unreasoned1582

irrationable1583

discourseless1620

irrational1661

unreasoning1682

dicked-up1967

ill1979

1582 R. Stanyhurst tr. Virgil First Foure Bookes Æneis iv. 81 Might not I my lief tyme..Spend lyk an vnreasoned wild beaste [L. more ferae]?

1645 D. North Forest of Varieties i. 45 The faultlesse, quiet, vertuous wight Did not the undeserved penance beare With an unreason'd snarling jealous sprite.

1805 ‘E. de Acton’ Nuns of Desert II. 230 A wretch..so totally un-reasoned as to say [etc.].

1872 J. S. Blackie Lays of Highlands 41 Men, who vainly fret to please The whim of the unreasoned rabble.

1962 Times 10 May 8/2 It is difficult to watch one's friends become unreasoned beasts.

2008 W. L. Hixson Myth Amer. Diplomacy 7 Those peoples of the world who lived under divergent worldviews were viewed as unreasoned, unenlightened, and unchosen and thus subject to various forms of control.

2. Of an argument, belief, attitude, etc.: not evolved or developed by reasoning.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > lack of reason, irrationality > [adjective] > not based on reason > in development

unreasoned1779

primitive1910

1779 Church of Eng. Vindic. i. 15 This third paragraph..is the conclusion of all his rhetorical and unreasoned objections.

1880 Fraser's Mag. May 658 Our unreasoned confidence that every vision of truth is in itself a glorious..vision.

1942 H. W. Weigert Generals & Geographers ix. 223 Because every infant is born into a state, mankind grows up with an unreasoned conviction that his country or people is immutable.

1991 J. C. Oates Heat & Other Stories 55 She loves Nola with a fierce unreasoned passion stronger than any she felt for the man who had been her husband for thirteen years.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	unreasoned
释义	unreasonedadj. Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˈriːznd/, U.S. /ˌənˈriz(ə)nd/ Forms: see un- prefix¹ and reasoned adj.¹ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, reasoned adj.¹ Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + reasoned adj.¹ 1. Of a person or animal: without the faculty of reason; incapable of reasoning. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > lack of reason, irrationality > [adjective] skillessc1175 unskilwisec1340 witlessa1382 unreasonablec1384 reasonlessa1450 unrationablea1500 unreasoned1582 irrationable1583 discourseless1620 irrational1661 unreasoning1682 dicked-up1967 ill1979 1582 R. Stanyhurst tr. Virgil First Foure Bookes Æneis iv. 81 Might not I my lief tyme..Spend lyk an vnreasoned wild beaste [L. more ferae]? 1645 D. North Forest of Varieties i. 45 The faultlesse, quiet, vertuous wight Did not the undeserved penance beare With an unreason'd snarling jealous sprite. 1805 ‘E. de Acton’ Nuns of Desert II. 230 A wretch..so totally un-reasoned as to say [etc.]. 1872 J. S. Blackie Lays of Highlands 41 Men, who vainly fret to please The whim of the unreasoned rabble. 1962 Times 10 May 8/2 It is difficult to watch one's friends become unreasoned beasts. 2008 W. L. Hixson Myth Amer. Diplomacy 7 Those peoples of the world who lived under divergent worldviews were viewed as unreasoned, unenlightened, and unchosen and thus subject to various forms of control. 2. Of an argument, belief, attitude, etc.: not evolved or developed by reasoning. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > lack of reason, irrationality > [adjective] > not based on reason > in development unreasoned1779 primitive1910 1779 Church of Eng. Vindic. i. 15 This third paragraph..is the conclusion of all his rhetorical and unreasoned objections. 1880 Fraser's Mag. May 658 Our unreasoned confidence that every vision of truth is in itself a glorious..vision. 1942 H. W. Weigert Generals & Geographers ix. 223 Because every infant is born into a state, mankind grows up with an unreasoned conviction that his country or people is immutable. 1991 J. C. Oates Heat & Other Stories 55 She loves Nola with a fierce unreasoned passion stronger than any she felt for the man who had been her husband for thirteen years. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1582
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