absurd

== English == === Etymology === First attested in 1557. From Middle French absurde, from Latin absurdus (“incongruous, dissonant, out of tune”), from ab (“away from, out”) + surdus (“silent, deaf, dull-sounding”). Compare surd. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /əbˈsɜːd/, /əbˈzɜːd/ (General American, Canada) IPA(key): /æbˈsɚd/, /æbˈzɚd/, /əbˈsɚd/, /əbˈzɚd/ Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)d === Adjective === absurd (comparative absurder or more absurd, superlative absurdest or most absurd) Contrary to reason or propriety; obviously and flatly opposed to manifest truth; inconsistent with the plain dictates of common sense; logically contradictory; nonsensical; ridiculous; silly. [from mid-16th c.] Synonyms: foolish, irrational, ridiculous, preposterous, ludicrous (obsolete) Inharmonious; dissonant. [only early 17th c.] Synonyms: inconsistent, incongruous Having no rational or orderly relationship to people's lives; meaningless; lacking order or value. Dealing with absurdism. ==== Usage notes ==== In the comparative and superlative degrees, the forms more absurd and most absurd are usually preferred over absurder, absurdest. Webster 1913 has the sole definition "Contrary to reason or propriety; obviously and flatly opposed to manifest truth; inconsistent with the plain dictates of common sense; logically contradictory; nonsensical; ridiculous; as, an absurd person, an absurd opinion; an absurd dream." ==== Synonyms ==== See also Thesaurus:absurd ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Collocations ==== ==== Translations ==== === Noun === absurd (plural absurds) (obsolete) An absurdity. [early 17th–mid 17th c.] (philosophy, often preceded by the) The opposition between the human search for meaning in life and the inability to find any; the state or condition in which man exists in an irrational universe and his life has no meaning outside of his existence. [from early 20th century in English] ==== Derived terms ==== Theatre of the Absurd ==== Translations ==== === References === === Further reading === “absurd”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “absurd”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. “absurd”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. “absurd”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present. “absurd”, in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2016, →ISBN. “absurd”, in Collins English Dictionary. “absurd” (US) / “absurd” (UK) in Macmillan English Dictionary. === Anagrams === Brauds, Burdas == Catalan == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin absurdus. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [əpˈsurt] IPA(key): (Valencia) [apˈsuɾt] Rhymes: -uɾt === Adjective === absurd (feminine absurda, masculine plural absurds, feminine plural absurdes) absurd ==== Derived terms ==== absurdament ==== Related terms ==== absurditat sord === Noun === absurd m (plural absurds) absurdity === Further reading === “absurd”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 “absurd”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026 “absurd” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua. “absurd” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962. == Danish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin absurdus (“discordant, unreasonable”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /absurd/, [ɑbˈsuɐ̯ˀd̥] === Adjective === absurd (neuter absurd, plural and definite singular attributive absurde) absurd === Adverb === absurd absurdly ==== Derived terms ==== absurditet == Dutch == === Etymology === Borrowed from Middle French absurde, from Latin absurdus. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɑpˈsʏrt/ Hyphenation: ab‧surd Rhymes: -ʏrt === Adjective === absurd (comparative absurder, superlative absurdst) absurd ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== absurdisme absurditeit ==== Descendants ==== → Indonesian: absurd == German == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin absurdus. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /apˈzʊʁt/ === Adjective === absurd (strong nominative masculine singular absurder, comparative absurder, superlative am absurdesten) absurd ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== Absurdismus Absurdität ==== Descendants ==== → Bulgarian: абсу́рд (absúrd) === Further reading === “absurd” in Duden online “absurd” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache == Indonesian == === Etymology === From Dutch absurd, from Middle French absurde, from Latin absurdus. === Pronunciation === (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈabsurd/ [ˈap̚.surt̪̚] Syllabification: ab‧surd === Adjective === absurd (comparative lebih absurd, superlative paling absurd) absurd ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “absurd”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016 == Kashubian == === Etymology === Borrowed from Polish absurd. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈap.surt/ Rhymes: -apsurt Syllabification: ab‧surd === Noun === absurd m inan absurdity, nonsense Synonym: bezsens ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === Jan Trepczyk (1994), “absurd”, in Słownik polsko-kaszubski (in Kashubian), volumes 1–2 Eùgeniusz Gòłąbk (2011), “absurd”, in Słownik Polsko-Kaszubski / Słowôrz Pòlskò-Kaszëbsczi‎[1] “absurd”, in Internetowi Słowôrz Kaszëbsczégò Jãzëka [Internet Dictionary of the Kashubian Language], Fundacja Kaszuby, 2022 == Luxembourgish == === Etymology === From German absurd, from Latin absurdus. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɑpˈzuʀt/, [ɑpˈzuχt] === Adjective === absurd (masculine absurden, neuter absurd, comparative méi absurd, superlative am absurdsten) absurd ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== Absurditéit == Malay == === Etymology === Borrowed from English absurd. === Pronunciation === (English-based) IPA(key): [ɛp̚.sət̚] Rhymes: -sət, -ət (spelling-based) IPA(key): [ap̚.su(r)t̚] Rhymes: -surd, -urd Hyphenation: ab‧surd === Adjective === absurd (Jawi spelling ابسورد, comparative lebih absurd, superlative paling absurd) absurd Synonym: mustahil === Further reading === "absurd" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017 == Norwegian Bokmål == === Etymology === From Latin absurdus (“incongruous, dissonant, out of tune”), from both ab- (“from, away from, off”), from Latin ab (“from, away from, on, in”), from Proto-Italic *ab, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó (“off, away”) + and from surdus (“silent, deaf, dull-sounding”), from Proto-Indo-European *swer- (“to resound; ringing, whistling”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /abˈsʉɖ/, /abˈsʉʁd/, /apˈsʉɖ/, /apˈsʉʁd/ Rhymes: -ʉɖ, -ʉʁd, -ʉrd Hyphenation: ab‧surd === Adjective === absurd (neuter singular absurd, definite singular and plural absurde, comparative mer absurd, superlative mest absurd) absurd (contrary to reason or propriety; obviously and flatly opposed to manifest truth) Synonyms: fornuftsstridig, meningsløs, irrasjonell (theater, literary sciences) absurdist (of or relating to absurdism) Synonym: absurdistisk ==== Derived terms ==== === References === “absurd” in The Bokmål Dictionary. “absurd” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB). “absurd” in Store norske leksikon === Anagrams === bardus == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin absurdus. === Adjective === absurd (neuter singular absurd, definite singular and plural absurde) absurd ==== Related terms ==== absurditet === References === “absurd” in The Nynorsk Dictionary. == Polish == === Alternative forms === absurdum (obsolete) === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin absurdus. First attested in 1564. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈap.surt/ Rhymes: -apsurt Syllabification: ab‧surd === Noun === absurd m inan (diminutive absurdzik) absurdity, nonsense Synonyms: see Thesaurus:nonsens Jego propozycje to jeden wielki absurd. ― His suggestions are one big load of nonsense. (logic) absurdity ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Collocations ==== === References === === Further reading === absurd in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN absurd in Polish dictionaries at PWN Wiesław Morawski (02.09.2020), “ABSURD”, in Elektroniczny Słownik Języka Polskiego XVII i XVIII Wieku [Electronic Dictionary of the Polish Language of the XVII and XVIII Century] Aleksander Zdanowicz (1861), “absurdum”, in Słownik języka polskiego, Wilno 1861 J. Karłowicz, A. Kryński, W. Niedźwiedzki, editors (1900), “absurd, absurdum”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), volume 1, Warsaw, page 4 == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French absurde, Latin absurdus. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /abˈsurd/ === Adjective === absurd m or n (feminine singular absurdă, masculine plural absurzi, feminine/neuter plural absurde) absurd ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== absurditate == Swedish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin absurdus. === Adjective === absurd (comparative absurdare, superlative absurdast) absurd ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== absurdism absurditet == Tatar == === Adjective === absurd Latin spelling of абсурд (absurd)