illogicality
/ɪˌlɒdʒɪˈkæləti/ (bre, ipa) · /ɪˌlɑːdʒɪˈkæləti/ (ame, ipa) · /(¦)i(l) ə+/ (ame, mw)
illogicality — noun
- illogicalitysingular
- illogicalitiesplural
1. the quality or state of being against clear, sensible thinking — for example, wh
the quality or state of being against clear, sensible thinking — for example, when someone's decision or argument contradicts itself, ignores obvious facts, or does not follow a reasonable pattern.
Takashi could not accept the illogicality of a rule that punished staff for arriving early.
illogicality + of + noun phrase describing contradictory rule
Sofia noticed the illogicality when her classmate used the same data for two opposite arguments.
illogicality + when + clause — shows contradiction in reasoning
Aisha laughed at the illogicality of a system that fined people for paying taxes early.
- irrationality
focuses on thought or behaviour not guided by reason, with stronger emotional overtones than illogicality
- unreasonableness
emphasises a refusal to listen to reason, often about someone's demands or expectations
- absurdity
stresses how ridiculously far from logic something is, suggesting it is laughable
- inconsistency
highlights internal contradiction — parts that do not fit together, narrower in scope than illogicality
- logic
the quality of being based on clear, sensible reasoning
- reasonableness
the quality of being fair, practical, and guided by good sense
文法句型
illogicality + of + noun phrase
illogicality + when + clause
用法筆記
Illogicality can be uncountable (the quality in general: 'the illogicality of the plan') or countable, though rarely (a specific instance of illogical reasoning: 'there are several illogicalities in his argument'). In everyday writing, the adjective 'illogical' and adverb 'illogically' appear much more often than this noun.