non-rational
English
adj
Definitions
- Contrary to reason; lacking an appropriate or sufficient reason; irrational.
- Lacking the ability to reason.
- (often) Not within the domain of what can be understood or analyzed by reason; outside the competence of the rules of reason.
- (economics) Not based on one's own interests; inconsistent with utility maximization.
Etymology
Prefix from English rational (reasonable).
Origin
English
rational
Gloss
reasonable
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- antirational English
- arational English
- biorational English
- birational English
- extrarational English
- hyperrational English
- nonrational English
- prerational English
- rational English
- rational number English
- rationalise English
- rationalism English
- rationalist English
- rationalistic English
- rationality English
- rationalize English
- rationally English
- rationalness English
- semirational English
- subrational English
- superrational English
- suprarational English
- transrational English
- ultrarational English
- unirational English
- racionális Hungarian
- rationel Old French
- rasyonal Cebuano
- rational
- arational
- rationally
- birational
- subrational
- biorational
- rationalize
- nonrational
- rationalist
- prerational
- rationalise
- unirational
- rationality
- rationalism
- rationalness
- antirational
- semirational
- hyperrational
- rationalistic
- extrarational
- suprarational
- transrational
- superrational
- ultrarational
- rational number