English-Thai Dictionary
absurd
ADJ ไร้สาระ ไร้ ความหมาย ที่ ไม่ เป็น เหตุ เป็นผล ridiculous senseless sensible logical rai-sa-ra
absurdity
N ความ ไร้สาระ ความ น่าขัน ความ ไม่ เป็น เหตุ เป็นผล nonsense senselessness khwam-rai-sa-ra
absurdly
ADV อย่างไร้ สาระ อย่าง ไม่ เป็น เหตุ เป็นผล ridiculously foolishly yang-rai-sa-ra
absurdness
N ความ ไร้สาระ kwam-rai-sa-ra
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
ABSURD
a.[L. absurdus, from ab and surdus, deaf, insensible. ] Opposed to manifest truth; inconsistent with reason or the plain dictates of common sense. An absurd man acts contrary to the clear dictates of reason or sound judgement. An absurd proposition contradicts obvious truth. An absurd practice or opinion is repugnant to the reason or common apprehension of men. It is absurd to say six and six make ten, or that plants will take root in stone.
ABSURDITY
n. 1. The quality of being inconsistent with obvious truth, reason, or sound judgment. Want of judgment, applied to men; want of propriety, applied to things.
2. That which is absurd; in this sense it has a plural; the absurdities of men.
ABSURDLY
adv. In a manner inconsistent with reason or obvious propriety.
ABSURDNESS
n.The same as absurdity, and less used.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
ABSURD
Ab *surd ", a. Etym: [L. absurdus harsh-sounding; ab + (prob ) a derivative fr. a root svar to sound; not connected with surd: cf. F. absurde. See Syringe. ]
Defn: 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. -- 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.
ABSURD
ABSURD Ab *surd ", n.
Defn: An absurdity. [Obs. ] Pope.
ABSURDITY
Ab *surd "i *ty, n.; pl. Absurdities. Etym: [L. absurditas: cf. F.absurdite.]
1. The quality of being absurd or inconsistent with obvious truth, reason, or sound judgment. "The absurdity of the actual idea of an infinite number. " Locke.
2. That which is absurd; an absurd action; a logical contradiction. His travels were full of absurdities. Johnson.
ABSURDLY
ABSURDLY Ab *surd "ly, adv.
Defn: In an absurd manner.
ABSURDNESS
ABSURDNESS Ab *surd "ness, n.
Defn: Absurdity. [R.]
New American Oxford Dictionary
absurd
ab surd |əbˈsərd, -ˈzərd əbˈsərd | ▶adjective (of an idea or suggestion ) wildly unreasonable, illogical, or inappropriate: the allegations are patently absurd | so you think I'm a spy? How absurd! | (as noun the absurd ) : he had a keen eye for the incongruous and the absurd. • (of a person or a person's behavior or actions ) foolish; unreasonable: she was being absurd —and imagining things. • (of an object or situation ) arousing amusement or derision; ridiculous: gym shorts and knee socks looked absurd on such a tall girl. DERIVATIVES ab surd ly adverb ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: from Latin absurdus ‘out of tune, ’ hence ‘irrational ’; related to surdus ‘deaf, dull. ’
absurdism
ab surd ism |əbˈsərdˌizəm, -ˈzərd -əbˈsərdˌɪzəm | ▶noun the belief that human beings exist in a purposeless, chaotic universe. DERIVATIVES ab surd ist adjective & noun
absurdity
ab surd i ty |əbˈsərditē, -ˈzərd -əbˈsərdədi | ▶noun ( pl. absurdities ) the quality or state of being ridiculous or wildly unreasonable: Duncan laughed at the absurdity of the situation | the absurdities of haute cuisine. ORIGIN late Middle English (in the sense ‘dissonance ’): from Latin absurditas, from absurdus (see absurd ).
Oxford Dictionary
absurd
ab ¦surd |əbˈsəːd | ▶adjective wildly unreasonable, illogical, or inappropriate: the allegations are patently absurd. • arousing amusement or derision; ridiculous: short skirts and knee socks looked absurd on such a tall girl. ▶noun (the absurd ) an absurd state of affairs: the incidents that followed bordered on the absurd. ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: from Latin absurdus ‘out of tune ’, hence ‘irrational ’; related to surdus ‘deaf, dull ’.
absurdism
ab ¦surd |ism |əbˈsəːdɪz (ə )m | ▶noun [ mass noun ] the belief that human beings exist in a purposeless, chaotic universe. DERIVATIVES absurdist adjective & noun
absurdity
ab ¦surd |ity |əbˈsəːdɪti | ▶noun ( pl. absurdities ) [ mass noun ] the quality or state of being ridiculous or wildly unreasonable: Duncan laughed at the absurdity of the situation | [ count noun ] : the absurdities of haute cuisine. ORIGIN late Middle English (in the sense ‘dissonance ’): from Latin absurditas, from absurdus (see absurd ).
absurdly
ab |surd ¦ly |əbˈsəːdli | ▶adverb in an absurd way; ridiculously: he brags absurdly about his horse. • [ as submodifier ] to a very surprising extent: the share price is absurdly low.
American Oxford Thesaurus
absurd
absurd adjective what an absurd idea! preposterous, ridiculous, ludicrous, farcical, laughable, risible, idiotic, stupid, foolish, silly, inane, imbecilic, insane, harebrained, cockamamie; unreasonable, irrational, illogical, nonsensical, incongruous, pointless, senseless; informal crazy, daft. ANTONYMS reasonable, sensible.
absurdity
absurdity noun these artworks convey a sense of the absurdity of contemporary life: preposterousness, ridiculousness, ludicrousness, incongruity, inappropriateness, risibility, idiocy, stupidity, foolishness, folly, silliness, inanity, insanity; unreasonableness, irrationality, illogicality, pointlessness, senselessness; informal craziness.
Oxford Thesaurus
absurd
absurd adjective what an absurd idea! preposterous, ridiculous, ludicrous, farcical, laughable, risible; idiotic, stupid, foolish, silly, inane, imbecilic, insane, hare-brained; unreasonable, irrational, illogical, nonsensical, pointless, senseless; outrageous, shocking, astonishing, monstrous, fantastic, incongruous, grotesque; unbelievable, incredible, unthinkable, implausible; informal crazy; Brit. informal barmy, daft. ANTONYMS reasonable, sensible.
absurdity
absurdity noun Duncan laughed at the absurdity of the situation: preposterousness, ridiculousness, ludicrousness, absurdness, farcicality, risibility; idiocy, stupidity, foolishness, folly, silliness, inanity, insanity; unreasonableness, irrationality, illogicality, nonsensicality, pointlessness, senselessness, incongruity; informal craziness. ANTONYMS reasonableness, sense.
absurdly
absurdly adverb that is an absurdly optimistic claim: preposterously, ridiculously, ludicrously, farcically, laughably, risibly; idiotically, stupidly, foolishly, inanely, insanely, madly, wildly, fantastically, grotesquely; completely, absolutely, entirely, totally, wholly, thoroughly, utterly, quite, altogether, downright, perfectly; unbelievably, incredibly, unthinkably, implausibly; extremely, exceedingly, excessively, exorbitantly, unduly, inordinately, immoderately, unreasonably, irrationally, illogically, impossibly; offensively, unspeakably, intolerably, maddeningly, outrageously, shockingly; informal crazily, barmily. ANTONYMS reasonably, sensibly; somewhat.
Duden Dictionary
absurd
ab surd Adjektiv |abs u rd |lateinisch absurdus, eigentlich = unrein klingend, zusammengezogen aus: absonus = misstönend und surdus = taub; nicht verstehend der Vernunft widersprechend eine absurde Idee | absurd sein, klingen | etwas absurd finden
Absurdistan
Ab sur di s tan , Ab sur dis tan Substantiv, Neutrum umgangssprachlich scherzhaft , das |Abs u rdistan |das Absurdistan; Genitiv: des Absurdistans < meist ohne Artikel > fiktives Land, in dem absurde Verhältnisse herrschen
Absurdität
Ab sur di tät Substantiv, feminin , die |Absurdit ä t |die Absurdität; Genitiv: der Absurdität, Plural: die Absurditäten spätlateinisch absurditas 1 ohne Plural das Absurdsein 2 etwas Absurdes
French Dictionary
absurde
absurde adj. et n. m. adjectif Insensé, contraire à la raison. : Un comportement dénué de sens, absurde. SYNONYME aberrant ; déraisonnable ; fou ; illogique ; irrationnel ; stupide . ANTONYME raisonnable . nom masculin Ce qui est absurde. : Ionesco ou la parodie de l ’absurde.
absurdement
absurdement adv. adverbe De façon absurde. SYNONYME follement ; stupidement .
absurdité
absurdité n. f. nom féminin 1 Caractère de ce qui est contraire à la raison. : L ’absurdité de l ’existence. ANTONYME sens . 2 Chose absurde. : Cette démonstration fourmille d ’absurdités. SYNONYME ineptie ; non-sens .
Spanish Dictionary
absurdidad
absurdidad nombre femenino 1 Cualidad de absurdo (contrario a la lógica ):la absurdidad de este hecho requería que se lo colocara sobre un fondo de frívola distensión .2 Dicho o hecho absurdo :es una absurdidad volver a repetir la misma argumentación; el carácter de absurdidad de la fobia y de la obsesión aparece al sujeto en la medida en que éste la supera .
absurdo, -da
absurdo, -da adjetivo 1 [cosa ] Que es contrario a la lógica o a la razón :propuesta absurda; es la historia más absurda que he oído nunca; Stuart Mill reaccionaba contra la absurda y contradictoria idea de una moralidad impuesta por la fuerza de estado .2 [persona ] Que actúa o piensa de manera ilógica, contraria a la razón o difícil de entender :no seas absurdo, ¿no pretenderás que te haga caso? 3 nombre masculino Obra o dicho contrario a la razón, que no tiene explicación lógica :sus teorías sólo conducen al absurdo; los nuevos novelistas reflejan una sociedad en ruinas, angustiada por el absurdo que ha desembocado en la lucha fratricida .SINÓNIMO sinsentido .ab absurdo formal Expresión latina con el significado de ‘por el absurdo ’ que se aplica a un tipo de argumentación en la que se demuestra la inviabilidad o imposibilidad de algo al obtener resultados absurdos :una demostración ab absurdo; en geometría es frecuente hacer demostraciones por el método ab absurdo .
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
absurd
ab surd /əbsə́ː r d, -zə́ː r d /形容詞 more ～; most ～｟非難して ｠まったくばかげた, 不合理な, 問題外の (ridiculous )▸ That's absurd !そんな無茶な ▸ It is absurd of you to accept such a proposal .そんな申し出を受けるなんて君はどうかしているよ 2 〖the ～; 名詞的に; 集合的に 〗不合理なもの ; ばかばかしいもの; (実存主義の思想 演劇などの )不条理 (主義 ) (!単数扱い ) .
absurdity
ab surd i ty /əbsə́ː r dəti, -zə́ː r d- /名詞 複 -ties U 不合理, 不条理 ; ばからしさ ; C ばかげた言動 .
absurdly
ab s ú rd ly 副詞 無茶に ; ばからしいほど ; 〖文修飾 〗ばかげたことに ▸ absurdly cheap うそみたいに安い
The Wordsmith Dictionary