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absurd
What does absurd mean?
absurd (adjective): inconsistent with reason or logic or common sense.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you pronounce absurd?
/əbˈsɝd/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does absurd come from?
From Middle French absurde, from Latin absurdus (“incongruous, dissonant, out of tune”), from ab (“away from, out”) + surdus (“silent, deaf, dull-sounding”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Words related to absurd
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “absurd” mean?
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
Not quite: that's what low means.
being everywhere equidistant and not intersecting
Not quite: that's what parallel means.
inconsistent with reason or logic or common sense
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with little or no sound; free of disturbing noise
Not quite: that's what quiet means.
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