ratiocinative

English

WOTD - 27 January 2010    

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA: /ˌræʃ.ɪˈɑs.əˌneɪ.tɪv/

Adjective

ratiocinative (comparative more ratiocinative, superlative most ratiocinative)

1. Pertaining to or characterized by ratiocination, discursive thinking, or inferential knowledge.
   • 1888, H.P. Blavatsky,The Secret Doctrine, Vol I, Theosophical University Press, page 1:

     Only those who realise how far Intuition soars above the tardy processes of ratiocinative thought can form the faintest conception […]

   • 1957, Lawrence Durrell, Justine, Faber, page 80:

     […] bloodthirsty interest in the ratiocinative faculty […]

Related terms

• ratiocinate
• ratiocination

Translations

Pertaining to or characterized by ratiocination

Finnish: järkiperäinen (fi) French: ratiocinatif (fr)

Latin: ratiocinativus (la) Spanish: raciocinativo (es)

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Latin

Adjective

ratiōcinātīve

1. vocative masculine singular of ratiōcinātīvus