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[ rash-uh-nal-i-tee ] / ˌræʃ əˈnæl ɪ ti / SEE SYNONYMS FOR rationality ON THESAURUS.COM
noun, plural ra·tion·al·i·ties.the state or quality of being rational. the possession of reason. agreeableness to reason; reasonableness. the exercise of reason. a reasonable view, practice, etc. Origin of rationalityFirst recorded in 1560–70, rationality is from the Late Latin word ratiōnālitās reasonableness. See rational, -ity OTHER WORDS FROM rationalityan·ti·ra·tion·al·i·ty, noun, adjectivenon·ra·tion·al·i·ty, nounWords nearby rationalityrational-emotive therapy, rational form, rational function, rational horizon, rationalism, rationality, rationalize, rational number, rational operation, rational therapy, rationing Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for rationalityOn Wednesday, anchor Shepard Smith gave Fox News viewers a dose of rationality. Breakdancing Brad Pitt, Chainsaw Massacre Prank, and More Viral Videos|The Daily Beast Video|October 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST Of course, for the Baptist Convention, this was a matter of theology, not rationality. Southern Baptist Convention: Trans People Don’t Exist|Jay Michaelson|June 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST To devotees of rationality in markets, Tesla was a thumb in the eye. Tesla Wins Even When It’s Losing|Daniel Gross|November 11, 2013|DAILY BEAST “We hope this matter will be treated with wisdom and rationality, far from tension,” he said. Libya’s Attempted Coup: Inside The Kidnapping of Prime Minister Ali Zidan|Jamie Dettmer|October 11, 2013|DAILY BEAST
He was an exception to a very strong tradition—precision, rationality. The Politics of Literature: An interview with Nobel laureate Mario Vargas Llosa|Michael Moynihan|October 10, 2013|DAILY BEAST The rationality of self-regard seemed to me as undeniable as the rationality of self-sacrifice. The Methods of Ethics|Henry Sidgwick But there is happily little danger of the rationality, in which Strindberg saw the doom of the theatre. August Strindberg, the Spirit of Revolt|L. (Lizzy) Lind-af-Hageby Still, science is not value neutral; one model dominates others; one rationality wins over others. The Civilization of Illiteracy|Mihai Nadin Rationality expresses itself in the organized system of experience, not in particular elements and their 'pointings.' John Dewey's logical theory|Delton Thomas Howard It was a demand for simplicity, rationality, and toleration. Unitarianism in America|George Willis Cooke
British Dictionary definitions for rationality
noun plural -tiesthe state or quality of being rational or logical the possession or utilization of reason or logic a reasonable or logical opinion economics the assumption that an individual will compare all possible combinations of goods and their prices when making purchases 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 rationalitysanity, coherence, logic, argumentation, inference, thesis, relationship, philosophy, connection, deduction, ratiocination, reason, syllogism, rationale, sense, dialectic, induction, linkage, heart, interpretation |