RATIONALITY

rationality, rationalness

(noun) the quality of being consistent with or based on logic

rationality, reason, reasonableness

(noun) the state of having good sense and sound judgment; “his rationality may have been impaired”; “he had to rely less on reason than on rousing their emotions”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

rationality (usually uncountable, plural rationalities)

The quality or state of being rational; due exercise of reason; reasonableness.

Objectivity, considerateness.

Synonyms

• rationalness

Source: Wiktionary


Ra`tion*al"i*ty, n.; pl. -ties. Etym: [F. rationalité, or L. rationalitas.]

Definition: The quality or state of being rational; agreement with reason; possession of reason; due exercise of reason; reasonableness. When God has made rationality the common portion of mankind, how came it to be thy inclosure Gov. of Tongue. Well-directed intentions, whose rationalities will never bear a rigid examination. Sir T. Browne.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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25 December 2024

UNAMBIGUOUS

(adjective) having or exhibiting a single clearly defined meaning; “As a horror, apartheid...is absolutely unambiguous”- Mario Vargas Llosa


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