Spanish Conversation · Level 39
74 words
Spanish word
razonamiento
Pronunciation
IPA/raθonaˈmjento/
Meaning
- masculine nounreasoning
Example
No me convence tu razonamiento.
I'm not convinced by your reasoning.
More examples
¿Cuál es tu razonamiento para esa conclusión?
What's your reasoning for that conclusion?
Core concept
Mental process of assembling reasons to support a decision or belief.
Common phrases
razonamiento crítico
critical reasoning
proceso de razonamiento
reasoning process
razonamiento inductivo
inductive reasoning
Similar words
razón: Underlying basis or justification for a choice or judgment.
argumento: Ordered set of points offered to convince someone.
motivo: Personal, often internal, reason that prompts a person to act.
causa: Factor or circumstance that brings about an event or result.
Definition in Spanish
Conjunto de argumentos y pasos mentales que justifican una idea o una decisión.
Word origin
It derives from razón plus the nominalizer -amiento, indicating the action or result of reasoning as a connected set of arguments.
Usage tips
- The plural razonamientos often appears when criticizing someone's logic, so the word can sound formal or evaluative in disagreement contexts.
Other meanings
- inferencenoun
- justificationnoun
Opposites
- irracionalidadirrationalitynoun
Related words
- razonarreasonverb
- razonablementereasonablyadverb