Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

illogical

/ɪˈlɒ.dʒɪ.kəl/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.09 in modern English

Syllables: il-log-i-cal
IPA: /ɪˈlɒ.dʒɪ.kəl/

12

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

4

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Contrary to logic; lacking sense or sound reasoning.

Example Sentences

"I received an illogical reply and that left me standing there feeling confused."
"Your highly emotional reaction is most illogical."
"'Cause I was feeling so illogical, d-d-d-igital"

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in-bor. Middle English in- English il- English logical English illogical From il- + logical.

Inflected Forms

more illogical (comparative) most illogical (superlative)

Derived Forms

illogicality illogically illogicalness

Frequently Paired Words

illogic

Synonyms

absurd irrational unreasoning unsound confused disconnected disjointed disordered garbled scattered unconnected

Antonyms

logical

Rhymes With

biological psychological logical technological geological ecological theological ideological archaeological physiological neurological chronological

Questions

How do you pronounce illogical?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɪˈlɒ.dʒɪ.kəl/.
What does illogical mean?: Contrary to logic; lacking sense or sound reasoning.
Where does illogical come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in-bor. Middle English in- English il- English logical English illogical From il- + logical.

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