Hypertext Webster Gateway: "rationality"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Rationality \Ra`tion*al"i*ty\, n.; pl. {-ties}. [F.
rationalit['e], 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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
rationality
n 1: the state of having good sense and sound judgment; "his
rationality may have been impaired"; "he had to rely
less on reason than on rousing their emotions" [syn: {reason},
{reasonableness}]
2: the quality of being consistent with or based on logic [syn:
{rationalness}]
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