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rational

adjective noun

having its source in or being guided by the intellect (as distinguished from experience or emotion)

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Word length
8
Starts with
R
Ends with
L
Contains
AT
Scrabble score
8
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

Meaning

Definitions

adjective

  1. having its source in or being guided by the intellect (as distinguished from experience or emotion)

    “a rational analysis”

adjective

  1. of or associated with or requiring the use of the mind

    “intellectual problems”

adjective

  1. consistent with or based on or using reason

    “rational behavior”

adjective

  1. capable of being expressed as a quotient of integers

    “rational numbers”

noun

  1. an integer or a fraction

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Example Sentences

a rational analysis
intellectual problems
the triumph of the rational over the animal side of man
rational behavior
a process of rational inference
rational thought
rational numbers

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