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irrational definition
irrational |
Grep of noun irrational irrational hostility irrational impulse irrational motive irrational number irrationality Overview of adj irrational The adj irrational has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (2) irrational -- (not consistent with or using reason; "irrational fears"; "irrational animals") 2. irrational -- ((math) real but not expressible as the quotient of two integers; "irrational numbers") Antonyms of adj irrational 2 senses of irrational Sense 1 irrational (vs. rational) rational (vs. irrational) => coherent, logical, lucid => demythologized, demythologised => intelligent, reasoning(postnominal), thinking(postnominal) => reasonable, sane Sense 2 irrational (vs. rational) rational (vs. irrational) Similarity of adj irrational 2 senses of irrational Sense 1 irrational (vs. rational) => blind, unreasoning => incoherent => reasonless => nonrational => superstitious => jaundiced, yellow Also See-> illogical#1, unlogical#1; incoherent#1; unreasonable#1 Sense 2 irrational (vs. rational) Pertains to noun ratio (Sense 1) =>ratio => magnitude relation, quantitative relation Attributes of adj irrational Familiarity of adj irrational irrational used as an adjective is rare (polysemy count = 2) Grep of adj irrational irrational Overview of adj irrational The adj irrational has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (2) irrational -- (not consistent with or using reason; "irrational fears"; "irrational animals") 2. irrational -- ((math) real but not expressible as the quotient of two integers; "irrational numbers")
irrational definition