arational

English

Etymology

From a- +‎ rational.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /eɪˈɹaʃ(ə)nəl/
• Rhymes: -æʃənəl

Adjective

arational (comparative more arational, superlative most arational)

1. (chiefly philosophy) Not within the domain of what can be understood or analyzed by reason; not rational, outside the competence of the rules of reason. [from 20th c.]
   • 1938, Marten Ten Hoor, “The Philistines over Philosophy,”, in The Journal of Philosophy, volume 35, number 20, page 542:

     If the end-product of a man's philosophizing about the nature of the cosmos is the ultimate, arational matter, this will affect his moral opinion of the cosmos.

   • 1974, Ervin Laszlo, “Why Should I Believe in Science?”, in Philosophy and Phenomenological Research, volume 34, number 4, page 484:

     Scientific knowledge is conceptual, rational, and testable. Mystical knowledge is usually aconceptual, arational, and does not lend itself to interpersonal testing.

   • 1996, David Foster Wallace, Infinite Jest […], Boston, Mass., New York, N.Y.: Little, Brown and Company, →ISBN, page 146:

     Regarded with the objectivity of hindsight, the illusion appears arational, almost fantastic: it would be like being able both to lie and to trust other people at the same time.

   • 2001, Ronald De Sousa, “Moral Emotions,”, in Ethical Theory and Moral Practice, volume 4, number 2, page 109:

     On the first view, emotions are purely biological phenomena. . . . They are arational and amoral, like other natural bodily functions.

Synonyms

• non-rational

Related terms

• arationality
• irrational
• rational

Translations

that cannot be understood or analysed by reason

• Portuguese: arracional

German

Etymology

a- +‎ rational.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈaʁat͡si̯oˌnaːl]
• Hyphenation: ara‧ti‧o‧nal

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Adjective

arational (strong nominative masculine singular arationaler, not comparable)

1. arational

Declension

Positive forms of arational (uncomparable)

number & gender		singular			plural
		masculine	feminine	neuter
predicative		er ist arational	sie ist arational	es ist arational	sie sind arational
strong declension (without article)	nominative	arationaler	arationale	arationales	arationale
	genitive	arationalen	arationaler	arationalen	arationaler
	dative	arationalem	arationaler	arationalem	arationalen
	accusative	arationalen	arationale	arationales	arationale
weak declension (with definite article)	nominative	der arationale	die arationale	das arationale	die arationalen
	genitive	des arationalen	der arationalen	des arationalen	der arationalen
	dative	dem arationalen	der arationalen	dem arationalen	den arationalen
	accusative	den arationalen	die arationale	das arationale	die arationalen
mixed declension (with indefinite article)	nominative	ein arationaler	eine arationale	ein arationales	(keine) arationalen
	genitive	eines arationalen	einer arationalen	eines arationalen	(keiner) arationalen
	dative	einem arationalen	einer arationalen	einem arationalen	(keinen) arationalen
	accusative	einen arationalen	eine arationale	ein arationales	(keine) arationalen

Further reading

• “arational” in Duden online