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transrational

transrational

9.9
An experience or idea that reason cannot fully explain
  • noun
  • /trænzˈræʃənl/
: transracionalidad
  • Some artists believe that true creativity comes from the transrational rather than logical analysis.

Examples

  • The philosopher wrote about the importance of the transrational in understanding human experience.

  • Some artists believe that true creativity comes from the transrational rather than logical analysis.

  • Meditation can sometimes lead people to a transrational state of awareness.

  • I had a transrational experience during my trip to the mountains!

  • The artist's work embodies a transrational experience that defies explanation.

  • The philosopher wrote about the importance of the transrational in understanding human experience.

  • Meditation can sometimes lead people to a transrational state of awareness.

Synonyms

transcendence
vstransrational
  • Formal
11 9.9

A state of being beyond the physical world and normal experience

goes beyond rational thought instead of implying a spiritual realm
inexplicability
vstransrational
1 9.8

A state when something cannot be explained or understood

goes beyond reason rather than only being hard to explain
inconceivability
vstransrational
1 9.9

The state of being impossible to imagine or believe

refers to being beyond rational explanation rather than only being unimaginable
transcendency
vstransrational
1 9.9

Being beyond ordinary human experience

goes beyond rational thought rather than simply exceeding ordinary limits

How Explainable

explainable
7 3.8
obscure
37 8.2
transrational
9.9
inexplicable
45 7.8

Surface Forms

transrational singular

Morphology

transrational = rational (transparent) = trans + rational

The meaning is directly built from 'trans-' meaning beyond and 'rational', so a learner who knows the base word can infer the sense.

Etymology

Transrational as a noun is made from trans- ('beyond') and rational ('reason'), and it names an idea or experience that goes past what reason or logic can fully explain.