ırrational

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Definition of ırrational in English English dictionary

{a} void of reason, silly, absurd, surd

Hyphenation

ir·ra·tion·al

Turkish pronunciation

îräşınıl

Synonyms

aberrant, absurd, brainless, cockamamie, crazy, delirious, demented, disconnected, disjointed, distraught, fallacious, flaky, foolish, freaky, incoherent

Antonyms

logical, rational, reasonable, reflective, sensible, sound, stable

Pronunciation

/əˈrasʜənəl/ /ɪˈræʃənəl/

Etymology

() From ancient Greece circa 500 B.C. "Irrational" originally meant only that a number could not be expressed as a ratio. But for the Pythagoreans it came to mean something threatening--that their world view might not make sense--which is today the other meaning of "irrational." * ir- + rational