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absurdo — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • absurd adj So unreasonable or illogical that it seems ridiculous.
  • absurdity noun The quality of being absurd or ridiculous.
  • preposterous adjective Utterly absurd or unreasonable; going against common sense.
  • senseless adj Unconscious; unable to feel anything.

Senses

absurdo is used for these senses in English:

  • 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.]
  • absurd (obsolete) An absurdity. [early 17th–mid 17th c.]
  • absurdity (countable) That which is absurd; an absurd action; a logical contradiction. [First attested in the late 15th century.]
  • absurdum An illogical conclusion or state. [First attested in the mid 19th century.]
  • preposterous Absurd, or contrary to common sense.

absurdity — full definition

  1. noun The quality of being absurd or ridiculous.
  2. noun A particular absurd situation, statement, or action.

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