illogicalness


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il·log·i·cal

 (ĭ-lŏj′ĭ-kəl)
adj.
1. Contradicting or disregarding the principles of logic.
2. Without logic; senseless.
il·log′i·cal′i·ty (-kăl′ĭ-tē), il·log′i·cal·ness n.
il·log′i·cal·ly adv.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.illogicalness - invalid or incorrect reasoning
illogic, illogicality, inconsequence
quality - an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone; "the quality of mercy is not strained"--Shakespeare
invalidity, invalidness - illogicality as a consequence of having a conclusion that does not follow from the premisses
logicality, logicalness - correct and valid reasoning
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illogicalness

noun
The absence of reason:
illogicality, irrationality, unreason, unreasonableness.
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