irrationality

English

Etymology

irrational +‎ -ity

Pronunciation

Rhymes: -ælɪti

Noun

irrationality (countable and uncountable, plural irrationalities)

The quality or state of being irrational; want of the faculty or the quality of reason; fatuity.
Something which is irrational or brought forth by irrational action, judgement, idea or thought.
(mathematics) The property of being irrational.

Synonyms

unreason

Antonyms

rationality

Translations

want of reason

Chinese:
Mandarin: 不合理 (zh) (bùhélǐ)
Dutch: onredelijkheid
Finnish: järjettömyys (fi)
French: irrationalité (fr)
German: Unvernunft (de), Irrationalität (de) f
Greek:
Ancient: ἀλογία f (alogía)

Italian: irrazionalità (it), irragionevolezza (it)
Japanese: 不合理 (fugōri), 無理 (ja) (muri), 筋違い (sujichigai)
Portuguese: irracionalidade
Spanish: irracionalidad (es)
Tagalog: kaatbangan

References

irrationality in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
irrationality in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

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