nonrational

nɑnˈræʃənəl

Definition

Definition of nonrational - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

beyond reason

Rare

not explainable by reason

Rare

The nonrational aspects of human behavior often puzzle scientists..

irrational

unreasonable

intuitive

Rare

gained through intuition, not reasoning

Rare

Her nonrational insight proved to be correct.

intuitive

irrational

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Origin of nonrational

Latin, non (not) + rationalis (reasonable)

Examples of nonrational in a sentence

Nonrational beliefs can be deeply ingrained.
His nonrational decision baffled his colleagues.
The artist's nonrational approach led to a masterpiece.

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French:irrationnel, intuitif, ...
German:irrational, intuitiv, ...
Italian:non razionale, intuitivo, ...
Spanish:no racional, intuitivo, ...
Portuguese:não racional, intuitivo, ...
Chinese:无法用理性解释的, 非理性的, ...
Japanese:非合理的な, 直感的な, ...
Arabic:غَيْر عَقْلانِي, حَدْسِي, ...
Hebrew:שֶׁאֵינוֹ רַצְיוֹנָלִי, אִינְטוּאִיטִיבִי, ...
Russian:нерациональный, интуитивный, ...
Ukrainian:незрозумілий, інтуїтивний, ...
Hindi:अतार्किक, अंतर्ज्ञानी, ...
Bengali:অযৌক্তিক, অবুদ্ধিসম্পন্ন, ...
Catalan:no racional, intuïtiu, ...
Czech:neracionální, ...
Danish:irrationel, intuitiv, ...
Dutch:onverklaarbaar, intuïtief, ...
Greek:παράλογος, διαισθητικός, ...
Hungarian:irracionális, intuitív, ...
Khmer:មិនសមហេតុផល, ដែលកើតពីវិចារណញាណ, ...
Korean:초이성적인, 직관적인, ...
Persian:فرا منطقی, غیرعقلانی, ...
Polish:niewytłumaczalny, intuicyjny, ...
Portuguese (BR):não racional, intuitivo, ...
Romanian:inexplicabil, intuitiv, ...
Swedish:oförklarlig, intuitiv, ...
Thai:ไม่สามารถอธิบายได้, ที่ไม่ใช้เหตุผล, ...
Turkish:açıklanamaz, sezgisel, ...
Vietnamese:không thể giải thích, trực giác, ...

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