irrational

1. 1.

   a real number that cannot be expressed as a rational number

   Synonymsirrational number

   Broaderreal number

   Narrowertranscendental numberalgebraic number

Other forms of irrational

plural

irrationals·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about irrational

What does irrational mean?

irrational means "not consistent with or using reason". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in irrational?

irrational has 4 syllables: ir-rat-io-nal. The stress falls on "rat". In IPA it is /ˌɪˈɹæʃənəl/.

What is another word for irrational?

Close synonyms include irrational number. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

What is the opposite of irrational?

The recorded antonyms are rational, rational.

Is irrational a common word?

irrational is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with irrational?

1 word rhymes with irrational. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.