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Illogic vs Illogical - What's the difference?

illogic | illogical |

Illogic is a see also of illogical.


As adjectives the difference between illogic and illogical

is that illogic is (illogical) while illogical is contrary to logic; lacking sense or sound reasoning.

As a noun illogic

is (uncountable) lack of logic; unreasonableness; a fallacy.

illogic

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Noun

    (-)
  • (uncountable) Lack of logic; unreasonableness; a fallacy.
  • * 1907, Jack London, Before Adam :
  • And right often have I, the modern, been perturbed and vexed by the foolishness, illogic , obtuseness, and general all-round stupendous stupidity of myself, the primitive.
  • *2011 , "Endgame in Tripoli", The Economist , 25 Feb 2011:
  • *:Mr Qaddafi, with a characteristic mix of bluntness and illogic , declared that his ideology was ‘theoretically’ a genuine democracy, but in reality, ‘the strong always rule.’
  • illogical

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Contrary to logic; lacking sense or sound reasoning.
  • She gave me an illogical reply and left me standing there feeling confused.

    Derived terms

    * illogicality * illogically * illogicalness

    Synonyms

    * absurd * irrational * unreasoning * unsound

    Antonyms

    * logical

    See also

    * illogic