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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Absurd \Ab*surd"\ ([a^]b*s[^u]rd"), a. [L. absurdus
     harsh-sounding; ab + (prob) a derivative fr. a root svar to
     sound; not connected with surd: cf. F. absurde. See
     Syringe.]
     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.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           This proffer is absurd and reasonless.   --Shak.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           'This phrase absurd to call a villain great. --Pope.
                                                    --p. 9
     [1913 Webster]
  
     Syn: Foolish; irrational; ridiculous; preposterous;
          inconsistent; incongruous.
  
     Usage: Absurd, Irrational, Foolish, Preposterous. Of
            these terms, irrational is the weakest, denoting that
            which is plainly inconsistent with the dictates of
            sound reason; as, an irrational course of life.
            Foolish rises higher, and implies either a perversion
            of that faculty, or an absolute weakness or fatuity of
            mind; as, foolish enterprises. Absurd rises still
            higher, denoting that which is plainly opposed to
            received notions of propriety and truth; as, an absurd
            man, project, opinion, story, argument, etc.
            Preposterous rises still higher, and supposes an
            absolute inversion in the order of things; or, in
            plain terms, a ``putting of the cart before the
            horse;'' as, a preposterous suggestion, preposterous
            conduct, a preposterous regulation or law.
            [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Absurd \Ab*surd"\ ([a^]b*s[^u]rd"), n.
     An absurdity. [Obs.] --Pope.
     [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Absurd \Ab*surd"\, a. [L. absurdus harsh-sounding; ab + (prob) a
     derivative fr. a root svar to sound; not connected with surd:
     cf. F. absurde. See Syringe.]
     Contrary to reason or propriety; obviously and fiatly 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.
  
           This proffer is absurd and reasonless.   --Shak.
  
           'This phrase absurd to call a villain great. --Pope.
                                                    --p. 9
  
     Syn: Foolish; irrational; ridiculous; preposterous;
          inconsistent; incongruous.
  
     Usage: Absurd, Irrational, Foolish, Preposterous. Of
            these terms, irrational is the weakest, denoting that
            which is plainly inconsistent with the dictates of
            sound reason; as, an irrational course of life.
            Foolish rises higher, and implies either a perversion
            of that faculty, or an absolute weakness or fatuity of
            mind; as, foolish enterprises. Absurd rises still
            higher, denoting that which is plainly opposed to
            received notions of propriety and truth; as, an absurd
            man, project, opinion, story, argument, etc.
            Preposterous rises still higher, and supposes an
            absolute inversion in the order of things; or, in
            plain terms, a ``putting of the cart before the
            horse;'' as, a preposterous suggestion, preposterous
            conduct, a preposterous regulation or law.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Absurd \Ab*surd"\ ([a^]b*s[^u]rd"), n.
     An absurdity. [Obs.] --Pope.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  absurd
       adj 1: inconsistent with reason or logic or common sense; "the
              absurd predicament of seeming to argue that virtue is
              highly desirable but intensely unpleasant"- Walter
              Lippman [syn: unreasonable]
       2: completely devoid of wisdom or good sense; "the absurd
          excuse that the dog ate his homework"; "that's a cockeyed
          idea"; "ask a nonsensical question and get a nonsensical
          answer"; "a contribution so small as to be laughable"; "it
          is ludicrous to call a cottage a mansion"; "a preposterous
          attempt to turn back the pages of history"; "her conceited
          assumption of universal interest in her rather dull
          children was ridiculous" [syn: cockeyed, derisory, idiotic,
           laughable, ludicrous, nonsensical, preposterous,
          ridiculous]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  absurd
     Αγγλικά a.
     παράλογος, ανόητος

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  absurd
     Catalan a.
     (l en absurd)
     Catalan n.
     absurdity
     Danish a.
     (l en absurd)
     Danish adv.
     absurdly
     German a.
     #English
     Luxembourgish a.
     (l en absurd)
     Norwegian Nynorsk a.
     (l en absurd)
     Romanian a.
     (l en absurd)
     Tatar a.
     (spelling of tt Latin абсурд)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  absurd
     a.
     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.)<ref name=SOED>(R:SOED5: page=10)</ref>
     n.
     1 (lb en obsolete) An absurdity.  early 17th mid 17th c.)<ref
  name=SOED/>
     {lb|en|philosophy|often+preceded+by+(m+en+the)" rel="nofollow">2 {lb|en|philosophy|often preceded by (m en 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.
  {defdate|from early 20th century in English; from mid-19th century in
  Danish by (w Søren Kierkegaard Kierkegaard)}<ref
  name=SOED/><ref>[http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/kierkegaard/
  "Søren Kierkegaard" in ''The Stanford Encyclopedia of
  Philosophy'']</ref>

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  absurd
     Catalan a.
     (l en absurd)
     Catalan n.
     absurdity
     Danish a.
     (l en absurd)
     Danish adv.
     absurdly
     German a.
     #English
     Norwegian Bokmål a.
     1 (l en absurd) (q: contrary to reason or propriety; obviously and
  flatly opposed to manifest truth)
     2 (lb nb theater literary sciences) (l en absurdist) (q: of or
  relating to absurdism)
     Polish n.
     1 absurdity, nonsense
     2 (lb pl logic) absurdity
     Swedish a.
     (l en absurd)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  absurd
     Catalan a.
     (l en absurd)
     Catalan n.
     absurdity
     Danish a.
     (l en absurd)
     Danish adv.
     absurdly
     German a.
     #English
     Norwegian Bokmål a.
     1 (l en absurd) (q: contrary to reason or propriety; obviously and
  flatly opposed to manifest truth)
     2 (lb nb theater literary sciences) (l en absurdist) (q: of or
  relating to absurdism)
     Polish n.
     1 absurdity, nonsense
     2 (lb pl logic) absurdity

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  absurd
     Puola n.
     mieletön, järjetön tilanne
     Ruotsi a.
     absurdi, mieletön, järjetön, järjenvastainen

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  absurd
     a.
     helt orimlig; tokig
     Engelska a.
     #Svenska

From Swedish Wiktionary: Swedish language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-sv-2023-07-27 ]


  absurd
     a.
     helt orimlig; tokig

From Afrikaans-German FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3.3 : [ freedict:afr-deu ]


  absurd /ɐbsˈœrt/
  abgeschmackt, absurd, ungereimt, widersinnig

From Afrikaans-English FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 : [ freedict:afr-eng ]


  absurd /ɐbsˈœrt/
  absurd

From Danish-English FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3.1 : [ freedict:dan-eng ]


  absurd /?ɑbsˈuɐ̯d/
  absurd

From Deutsch-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2020.10.04 : [ freedict:deu-bul ]


  absurd /apˈzʊʁt/ 
  абсурден
  widersinnig, dem gesunden Menschenverstand widersprechend, abwegig, sinnlos

From Deutsch-ελληνικά FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:deu-ell ]


  absurd /apˈzʊʁt/ 
  παράλογος
  widersinnig, dem gesunden Menschenverstand widersprechend, abwegig, sinnlos