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Meanings of Rationales:

noun

A set of reasons or a logical basis for a course of action or belief.

Usage examples:

He explained the rationale behind the change

Meanings of Rationalisation:

noun

The action of attempting to explain or justify behaviour or an attitude with logical reasons, even if these are not appropriate.

Usage examples:

Most people are prone to self-deceptive rationalization

Meanings of Rationalise:

verb

Attempt to explain or justify (behaviour or an attitude) with logical reasons, even if these are not appropriate.

Usage examples:

She couldn't rationalize her urge to return to the cottage

Meanings of Rationalised:

verb

Attempt to explain or justify (behaviour or an attitude) with logical reasons, even if these are not appropriate.

Usage examples:

She couldn't rationalize her urge to return to the cottage

Meanings of Rationalising:

verb

Attempt to explain or justify (behaviour or an attitude) with logical reasons, even if these are not appropriate.

Usage examples:

She couldn't rationalize her urge to return to the cottage

Meanings of Rationalism:

noun

The practice or principle of basing opinions and actions on reason and knowledge rather than on religious belief or emotional response.

Usage examples:

Scientific rationalism

Meanings of Rationalist:

noun

A person who bases their opinions and actions on reason and knowledge rather than on religious belief or emotional response.

Usage examples:

The managers are rationalists who find it hard to understand why anyone should get worked up about …
adjective

Based on reason and knowledge rather than on religious belief or emotional response.

Usage examples:

A rationalist approach to the supernatural

Meanings of Rationalistic:

noun

Someone whose actions and decisions are based on reason rather than emotions or beliefs

Usage examples:

In the 18th century, the rationalist philosophy of david hume was influential across europe., his t…

Meanings of Rationalists:

noun

A person who bases their opinions and actions on reason and knowledge rather than on religious belief or emotional response.

Usage examples:

The managers are rationalists who find it hard to understand why anyone should get worked up about …
adjective

Based on reason and knowledge rather than on religious belief or emotional response.

Usage examples:

A rationalist approach to the supernatural

Meanings of Rationalities:

noun

The quality of being based on or in accordance with reason or logic.

Usage examples:

Like any phobia, rationality plays only a small role

Meanings of Rationality:

noun

The quality of being based on or in accordance with reason or logic.

Usage examples:

Like any phobia, rationality plays only a small role

Meanings of Rationalizable:

adjective

That may be rationalized.

Meanings of Rationalization:

noun

The action of attempting to explain or justify behaviour or an attitude with logical reasons, even if these are not appropriate.

Usage examples:

Most people are prone to self-deceptive rationalization

Meanings of Rationalizations:

noun

The action of attempting to explain or justify behaviour or an attitude with logical reasons, even if these are not appropriate.

Usage examples:

Most people are prone to self-deceptive rationalization

Meanings of Rationalize:

verb

Attempt to explain or justify (behaviour or an attitude) with logical reasons, even if these are not appropriate.

Usage examples:

She couldn't rationalize her urge to return to the cottage

Meanings of Rationalized:

verb

Attempt to explain or justify (behaviour or an attitude) with logical reasons, even if these are not appropriate.

Usage examples:

She couldn't rationalize her urge to return to the cottage

Meanings of Rationalizes:

verb

Attempt to explain or justify (behaviour or an attitude) with logical reasons, even if these are not appropriate.

Usage examples:

She couldn't rationalize her urge to return to the cottage

Meanings of Rationalizing:

verb

Attempt to explain or justify (behaviour or an attitude) with logical reasons, even if these are not appropriate.

Usage examples:

She couldn't rationalize her urge to return to the cottage

Meanings of Rationally:

adverb

By reasonable or logical means.

Usage examples:

The wealth generated by world markets has not been rationally or fairly distributed

Meanings of Rationalness:

noun

The quality or state of being rational.

Meanings of Rationals:

adjective

Based on or in accordance with reason or logic.

Usage examples:

I'm sure there's a perfectly rational explanation

Meanings of Rationate:

verb

To reason; to ratiocinate. occasionally with object.

Meanings of Rationed:

verb

Allow each person to have only a fixed amount of (a commodity).

Usage examples:

Petrol was so strictly rationed that bikes were always in demand
noun

A fixed amount of a commodity officially allowed to each person during a time of shortage, as in wartime.

Usage examples:

1947 saw the bread ration reduced

Meanings of Rationing:

verb

Allow each person to have only a fixed amount of (a commodity).

Usage examples:

Petrol was so strictly rationed that bikes were always in demand
noun

A fixed amount of a commodity officially allowed to each person during a time of shortage, as in wartime.

Usage examples:

1947 saw the bread ration reduced

Meanings of Rationless:

adjective

Without rations; (especially of troops) not supplied with rations.

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