Rationality — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the state of having good sense and sound judgment

the quality of being consistent with or based on logic

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɹˌæʃənˈælᵻɾi/

🇬🇧British English

/ɹˌaʃənˈalɪti/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɹˌaʃənˈalɪti/

5 syllables Say it as /ɹˌæʃənˈælᵻɾi/.

Examples

his rationality may have been impaired
he had to rely less on reason than on rousing their emotions

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

reasonableness rationalness reason

Parts of Speech

noun	the state of having good sense and sound judgment “his rationality may have been impaired”
noun	the quality of being consistent with or based on logic

Word Forms

rational	adjective	consistent with or based on or using reason
reason	verb	present reasons and arguments
reasonable	adjective	marked by sound judgment

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Rationalität

der Zustand von gesundem Menschenverstand und gesundem Urteilsvermögen

🇫🇷French

rationalité

l'état d'avoir du bon sens et un bon jugement

🇪🇸Spanish

racionalidad

el estado de tener buen sentido y buen juicio

🇮🇹Italian

razionalità

lo stato di buon senso e buon giudizio

🇳🇱Dutch

rationaliteit

de staat van gezond verstand en gezond beoordelingsvermogen

🇵🇹Portuguese

racionalidade

o estado de ter bom senso e bom senso

🇷🇺Russian

рациональность

состояние здравого смысла и здравого суждения

India

🇮🇳Hindi

चेतना

अच्छी समझ और सही निर्णय लेने की अवस्था

🇧🇩Bengali

যৌক্তিকতা

ভাল জ্ঞান এবং সঠিক রায় থাকার অবস্থা

🇮🇳Tamil

பகுத்தறிவு

நல்ல அறிவு மற்றும் நல்ல தீர்ப்பு கொண்ட நிலை

🇮🇳Telugu

హేతుబద్ధత

మంచి జ్ఞానాన్ని మరియు మంచి తీర్పును కలిగి ఉన్న స్థితి

🇮🇳Marathi

तर्कशुद्धता

चांगली भावना आणि योग्य निर्णय घेण्याची स्थिती

🇮🇳Gujarati

તર્કસંગતતા

સારી સમજણ અને યોગ્ય નિર્ણય લેવાની સ્થિતિ

🇮🇳Kannada

ತರ್ಕಬದ್ಧತೆ

ಉತ್ತಮ ಪ್ರಜ್ಞೆ ಮತ್ತು ಉತ್ತಮ ತೀರ್ಪು ಹೊಂದಿರುವ ಸ್ಥಿತಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

യുക്തിബോധം

നല്ല ബോധവും നല്ല വിധിയും ഉള്ള അവസ്ഥ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਤਰਕਸ਼ੀਲਤਾ

ਚੰਗੀ ਸਮਝ ਅਤੇ ਸਹੀ ਨਿਰਣੇ ਦੀ ਸਥਿਤੀ

🇵🇰Urdu

عقلیت

اچھی عقل اور صحیح فیصلہ کرنے کی حالت

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

理性

具有良好的判断力和良好的判断力的状态

🇯🇵Japanese

合理性

良識と健全な判断力を備えている状態

🇰🇷Korean

합리성

올바른 감각과 건전한 판단력을 갖고 있는 상태

🇻🇳Vietnamese

tính hợp lý

trạng thái có ý thức tốt và phán đoán hợp lý

🇹🇭Thai

ความมีเหตุผล

สถานะของการมีความรู้สึกที่ดีและวิจารณญาณที่ดี

🇮🇩Indonesian

rasionalitas

keadaan memiliki akal sehat dan penilaian yang masuk akal

🇵🇭Filipino

katwiran

ang estado ng pagkakaroon ng mabuting pang-unawa at mabuting paghuhusga

🇲🇾Malay

rasionaliti

keadaan mempunyai akal dan pertimbangan yang baik

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

العقلانية

حالة وجود الحس السليم والحكم السليم

🇮🇷Persian

عقلانیت

حالت داشتن حس خوب و قضاوت صحیح

🇹🇷Turkish

rasyonellik

sağduyulu ve sağduyulu olma durumu

🇮🇱Hebrew

רַצִיוֹנָלִיוּת

מצב של שכל טוב ושיפוט נכון

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