English Words: R

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rational selfishnessnoun

Objectivist position that, in order to promote one's own life, the morally proper beneficiary of one's own rational actions should be oneself.

rationalenoun

An explanation of the basis or fundamental reasons for something.

rationalianoun

plural of rationale

rationalificationnoun

Conversion to rational form

rationalisableadj

Alternative form of rationalizable.

rationalisationnoun

Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of rationalization.

rationaliseverb

Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of rationalize.

rationalisedadj

Given a rational explanation

rationalisernoun

Alternative form of rationalizer.

rationalismnoun

The theory that reason is a source of knowledge independent of and superior to sense perception.

rationalistnoun

A person who follows the philosophy of rationalism.

rationalisticadj

Of or relating to rationalism.

rationalisticaladj

Synonym of rationalistic.

rationalisticallyadv

In a rationalistic manner; in the context of rationalism

rationalisticismnoun

specious reasoning that pretends to be rational

rationalitynoun

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

rationalizabilitynoun

The condition of being rationalizable.

rationalizableadj

Able to be rationalized.

rationalizationnoun

The process or result of rationalizing, or expressing in rational terms.

rationalization hamsternoun

A notional intracranial hamster representing a woman's circular thought processes used to continuously justify her actions and beliefs.

rationalizeverb

To make something rational or more rational.

rationalizernoun

One who rationalizes.

rationalizingnoun

The act of one who rationalizes.

rationallyadv

In a rational manner

rationalnessnoun

The quality or state of being rational.

rationalspherenoun

An online community of individuals, centered around the forum LessWrong and the blog Slate Star Codex, who discuss philosophy, psychology, and futurism through the lens of Bayesianism and rationality.

ratione temporisphrase

By reason of time (for example, referring to the temporal scope of a law or of a court's jurisdiction).

rationernoun

One who rations.

rationesnoun

plural of ratio (“ratio decidendi”)

rationingnoun

A ration.

rationlessadj

Without rations.

rationmentnoun

Synonym of rationing.

Ratisbonname

Regensburg (a city in Germany).

ratissagenoun

A raid (especially violent) carried out by the police or military, originally and chiefly carried out by the French in Algeria. and, prior to that, by the Milice (Vichy Government counter-terror police) in 1943-44.

ratiteadj

Pertaining to running, flightless birds with no keels on their sternums (as opposed to carinate).

ratiunculenoun

A ratio very close to unity.

ratkindnoun

Rats as a collective.

Ratledgename

A surname.

ratlessadj

Without rats.

ratlessnessnoun

Absence of rats.

ratlikeadj

Similar to a rat, or an aspect of a rat—in behavioral terms: cunning, disloyal, or cowardly; in physical terms: simply resembling those of a rat.

ratlinenoun

The rope or similar material used to make cross-ropes on a ship.

ratlingnoun

a small rat

ratlyadj

Of, resembling, or relating to rats.

RATMname

Rage Against The Machine, an American rap metal band.

ratmageddonnoun

A disaster caused by or involving rats.

Ratnaname

A unisex given name from Sanskrit used commonly in India.

Ratnanginame

A raga in Carnatic music (musical scale of South Indian classical music). It is the second melakarta raga in the 72 melakarta raga system of Carnatic music.

Ratnapuraname

Ratnapura, a city in Sri Lanka

Ratnername

A surname

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The English alphabetical index for the letter R contains 21,470 headwords drawn from our Wiktionary-derived dictionary table. At 50 entries per page the browse splits into 430 pages, and you are currently viewing page 63. Every row above is a dictionary-backed entry with a canonical slug, and each links through to a full definition page with pronunciation, senses, etymology, and related-word data where available.

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