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Rational

Relating to the reason; not physical; mental.

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Coherent 84% connected

Sticking together; cleaving; as the parts of bodies; solid or fluid.

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Coherent 84% connected

Sticking together; cleaving; as the parts of bodies; solid or fluid.

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Intellectual 84% connected

Belonging to, or performed by, the intellect; mental; as, intellectual powers, activities, etc.

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Intellectual 84% connected

Belonging to, or performed by, the intellect; mental; as, intellectual powers, activities, etc.

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Intelligent 84% connected

Endowed with the faculty of understanding or reason; as, man is an intelligent being.

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Intelligent 84% connected

Endowed with the faculty of understanding or reason; as, man is an intelligent being.

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Logical 84% connected

Of or pertaining to logic; used in logic; as, logical subtilties.

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Logical 84% connected

Of or pertaining to logic; used in logic; as, logical subtilties.

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Lucid 84% connected

Shining; bright; resplendent; as, the lucid orbs of heaven.

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Lucid 84% connected

Shining; bright; resplendent; as, the lucid orbs of heaven.

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Mental 84% connected

Of or pertaining to the chin; genian; as, the mental nerve; the mental region.

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Mental 84% connected

Of or pertaining to the chin; genian; as, the mental nerve; the mental region.

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Reasonable 84% connected

Having the faculty of reason; endued with reason; rational; as, a reasonable being.

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Reasonable 84% connected

Having the faculty of reason; endued with reason; rational; as, a reasonable being.

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Reasoning 84% connected

of Reason

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Reasoning 84% connected

of Reason

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Sane 84% connected

Being in a healthy condition; not deranged; acting rationally; -- said of the mind.

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Sane 84% connected

Being in a healthy condition; not deranged; acting rationally; -- said of the mind.

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Thinking 84% connected

of Think

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Thinking 84% connected

of Think

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Narrower term 1

Fraction 76% connected

The act of breaking, or state of being broken, especially by violence.

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Broader term 1

Real 76% connected

A small Spanish silver coin; also, a denomination of money of account, formerly the unit of the Spanish monetary system.

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Rationality 74% connected

The quality or state of being rational; agreement with reason; possession of reason; due exercise of reason; reasonableness.

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Rationality 74% connected

The quality or state of being rational; agreement with reason; possession of reason; due exercise of reason; reasonableness.

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Rationalness 74% connected

The quality or state of being rational; rationality.

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Rationalness 74% connected

The quality or state of being rational; rationality.

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Coherent 66% connected

Sticking together; cleaving; as the parts of bodies; solid or fluid.

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Coherent 66% connected

Sticking together; cleaving; as the parts of bodies; solid or fluid.

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Consistent 66% connected

Possessing firmness or fixedness; firm; hard; solid.

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Consistent 66% connected

Possessing firmness or fixedness; firm; hard; solid.

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Logical 66% connected

Of or pertaining to logic; used in logic; as, logical subtilties.

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Logical 66% connected

Of or pertaining to logic; used in logic; as, logical subtilties.

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Reasonable 66% connected

Having the faculty of reason; endued with reason; rational; as, a reasonable being.

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Reasonable 66% connected

Having the faculty of reason; endued with reason; rational; as, a reasonable being.

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Sane 66% connected

Being in a healthy condition; not deranged; acting rationally; -- said of the mind.

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Sane 66% connected

Being in a healthy condition; not deranged; acting rationally; -- said of the mind.

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Sensible 66% connected

Capable of being perceived by the senses; apprehensible through the bodily organs; hence, also, perceptible to the mind; making an impression upon th…

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Sensible 66% connected

Capable of being perceived by the senses; apprehensible through the bodily organs; hence, also, perceptible to the mind; making an impression upon th…

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Pertains to 1

Ratio 66% connected

The relation which one quantity or magnitude has to another of the same kind. It is expressed by the quotient of the division of the first by the sec…

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Synonym 2

Intellectual 92% connected

Belonging to, or performed by, the intellect; mental; as, intellectual powers, activities, etc.

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Noetic 92% connected

Alt. of Noetical

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Antonym 2

Irrational 94% connected

Not rational; void of reason or understanding; as, brutes are irrational animals.

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Irrational 94% connected

Not rational; void of reason or understanding; as, brutes are irrational animals.

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