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noun, plural ir·ra·tion·al·i·ties for 2. the quality or condition of being irrational. an irrational, illogical, or absurd action, thought, etc. Origin of irrationalityFirst recorded in 1560–70; irrational + -ity Words nearby irrationalityirradiate, irradiation, irradicable, irrational, irrationalism, irrationality, irrationalize, irrational number, Irrawaddy, irreal, irrebuttable Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for irrationalityAfter all, doing so would make them complicit in irrationality, which is against their religion. In Florida, ’Tis The Season for Satan|Jay Michaelson|December 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST There is an honorable dimension to daring rooted in vanity, to reckless boldness, to irrationality in the service of an ideal. Why There Will Always Be Weiners|Lee Siegel|June 17, 2011|DAILY BEAST Reality television has never been tame, but aggression, irrationality, and even violence is on the increase. Reality TV's Violent Turn|Andy Dehnart|November 18, 2010|DAILY BEAST The act itself is grounded in irrationality, so it often defies rational explanations. What Haunted Freddie's CFO?|Charlie Gasparino|April 23, 2009|DAILY BEAST
Ignorance is a lack of information, not a genetic defect or a “cultural style;” and irrationality should be fought at every step. A Great Black Actor Goes Loco|Stanley Crouch|April 10, 2009|DAILY BEAST This property is referred to as the “irrationality of dispersion.” Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 5|Various The mere enunciation of the problem is, therefore, an irrationality. Tragic Sense Of Life|Miguel de Unamuno In 1761 he proved the irrationality of π; a simpler proof was given somewhat later by Legendre. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 16, Slice 1|Various Up to now he had thought that he could help it—and would, if he were faced with theories and irrationality. Mrs. Maxon Protests|Anthony Hope Pyrrhonism accepts the irrationality and revels in its dialectic elaboration. Essays in Radical Empiricism|William James
British Dictionary definitions for irrationalityirrationalityirrationalism
nounthe state or quality of being irrational irrational thought, action, or behaviour Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to irrationalityfoolishness, illogicalness, impracticality, illogicality, insanity, unreasonableness |