RATIONALITY

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

The quality of being consistent with or based on logic

Synonyms:

rationality; rationalness

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("rationality" is a kind of...):

logicality; logicalness (correct and valid reasoning)

Derivation:

rational (having its source in or being guided by the intellect (as distinguished from experience or emotion))

rational (of or associated with or requiring the use of the mind)

Meaning:

The state of having good sense and sound judgment

Example:

he had to rely less on reason than on rousing their emotions

Synonyms:

rationality; reason; reasonableness

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("rationality" is a kind of...):

saneness; sanity (normal or sound powers of mind)

Derivation:

rational (consistent with or based on or using reason)