English Dictionary: rationality | by the DICT Development Group |
2 results for rationality | |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Rationality \Ra`tion*al"i*ty\, n.; pl. {-ties}. [F. rationalit[82], or L. rationalitas.] The quality or state of being rational; agreement with reason; possession of reason; due exercise of reason; reasonableness. When God has made rationality the common portion of mankind, how came it to be thy inclosure? --Gov. of Tongue. Well-directed intentions, whose rationalities will never bear a rigid examination. --Sir T. Browne. |