absurd

See also: absúrd and absürd

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) IPA^(key): /æbˈsɝd/, /æbˈzɝd/, /əbˈsɝd/, /əbˈzɝd/
• (Canada) IPA^(key): /æbˈsəɹd/, [abˈsɚ(ɹ)d], /æbˈzəɹd/, /əb-/
• Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)d

• Audio (US):

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Adjective

absurd (comparative absurder or more absurd, superlative absurdest or most absurd)

1. 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

   • 1591 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The First Part of Henry the Sixt”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act V, scene iv]:

     This proffer is absurd and reasonless.

   • 1734, [Alexander Pope], An Essay on Man. […], epistle IV, London: Printed for J[ohn] Wilford, […], →OCLC:

     'Tis phrase absurd to call a villain great

   • 1918, W[illiam] B[abington] Maxwell, chapter XVII, in The Mirror and the Lamp, Indianapolis, Ind.: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, →OCLC:

     “Perhaps it is because I have been excommunicated. It's absurd, but I feel like the Jackdaw of Rheims.” ¶ She winced and bowed her head. Each time that he spoke flippantly of the Church he caused her pain.

   • 1979, “The Logical Song”, in Roger Hodgson (lyrics), Breakfast in America, performed by Supertramp:

     I know it sounds absurd / But please, tell me who I am

2. (obsolete) Inharmonious; dissonant. [only early 17th c.]

   Synonyms: inconsistent, incongruous

3. Having no rational or orderly relationship to people's lives; meaningless; lacking order or value.
   • 1968 March 2, Joseph Featherstone, “A New Kind of Schooling”, in The New Republic:

     Adults have condemned them to live in what must seem like an absurd universe.

4. 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

• absurdification
• absurdify
• Absurdistan
• absurdity
• absurdly
• absurdness
• nonabsurd
• reduction to the absurd
• unabsurd

 

Collocations

Collocations

• absurd idea
• absurd thing
• absurd notion
• absurd story
• absurd result
• absurd consequence
• absurd practice
• absurd way
• absurd manner
• absurd figure
• absurd thought
• absurd question
• absurd situation
• absurd world
• absurd desire

Translations

contrary to reason or propriety

• Albanian: absurd (sq)
• Armenian: անհեթեթ (hy) (anhetʻetʻ), աբսուրդ (hy) (absurd)
• Belarusian: абсу́рдны (absúrdny), недарэ́чны (njedaréčny), бязглу́зды (bjazhlúzdy)
• Bulgarian: абсу́рден (bg) (absúrden), неле́п (bg) (nelép), безсми́слен (bg) (bezsmíslen)
• Catalan: absurd (ca)
• Chinese:

  Hokkien: 譀古 / 𰶆古 (zh-min-nan)

  Mandarin: 荒謬 / 荒谬 (zh) (huāngmiù), 荒唐 (zh) (huāngtáng), 荒誕 / 荒诞 (zh) (huāngdàn), (literary) 悖謬 / 悖谬 (zh) (bèimiù)

• Czech: absurdní (cs)
• Danish: absurd
• Dutch: absurd (nl)
• Esperanto: absurda (eo)
• Estonian: absurdne (et), mõttetu
• Finnish: absurdi (fi), järjetön (fi)
• French: absurde (fr)
• Galician: absurdo (gl)
• Georgian: აბსურდი (ka) (absurdi), უაზრო (uazro), მცდარი (mcdari)
• German: absurd (de)
• Greek: παράλογος (el) (parálogos)
• Hebrew: אבסורד (he)
• Hungarian: abszurd (hu)
• Ido: absurda (io)
• Indonesian: tak masuk akal, absurd (id)
• Interlingua: absurde
• Italian: assurdo (it)
• Japanese: 馬鹿らしい (ja) (bakarashii), 愚か (ja) (oroka), 荒唐な (ja) (こうとうな, kōtō na)
• Khmer: ផ្ដាស (km) (phdaah), ព្រើល (km) (prəəl)
• Korean: 황당하다 (hwangdanghada), 불합리하다 (bulhamnihada)
• Latin: absurdus (la)
• Latvian: absurds, bezjēdzīgs
• Macedonian: апсурден (apsurden)
• Manx: meecheeallagh
• Maori: haraki
• Mongolian: учир утгагүй (učir utgagüj)
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: absurd (no), meningsløs, tåpelig (no)

  Nynorsk: absurd, meiningslaus

• Plautdietsch: onveninftich
• Polish: absurdalny (pl), niedorzeczny (pl), bezsensowny (pl)
• Portuguese: absurdo (pt)
• Romanian: absurd (ro), irațional (ro)
• Russian: абсу́рдный (ru) (absúrdnyj), неле́пый (ru) (nelépyj)
• Scottish Gaelic: amaideach
• Serbo-Croatian: bèsmislen (sh)
• Slovak: absurdný (sk)
• Slovene: absúrden
• Spanish: absurdo (es)
• Swedish: absurd (sv), befängd (sv)
• Thai: please add this translation if you can
• Turkish: absürt (tr), (psychology etc, neologism), saçma (tr), saçmalık (tr), ipe sapa gelmez (idiomatic)
• Ukrainian: абсу́рдний (uk) (absúrdnyj), безглу́здий (uk) (bezhlúzdyj)
• Vietnamese: hoang đường (vi)
• Yiddish: אַבסורד (absurd)

Noun

absurd (plural absurds)

1. (obsolete) An absurdity. [early 17th–mid 17th c.]
2. (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; from mid-19th century in Danish by Kierkegaard]

Derived terms

• Theatre of the Absurd

Translations

obsolete: an absurdity

• Bulgarian: абсу́рд (bg) m (absúrd)
• Danish: absurditet c
• Dutch: absurd (nl) n
• Hungarian: abszurdum (hu)
• Macedonian: апсурд m (apsurd)
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: absurditet (no) m, absurdisme (no) m

• Polish: absurd (pl) m inan, niedorzeczność (pl) f, bezsens (pl) m, nonsens (pl) m, bzdura (pl) f, brednia (pl) f, bajda (pl) f
• Portuguese: absurdo (pt) m
• Romanian: absurd (ro)
• Russian: абсу́рд (ru) m (absúrd)
• Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic: а̀псурд m

  Roman: àpsurd (sh) m

• Spanish: absurdo (es) m

that which is absurd

• Bulgarian: абсурд (bg) (absurd), нелепост (bg) (nelepost)
• Danish: absurditet c
• Japanese: 愚鈍 (ja) (ぐどん, gudon)
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: absurditet (no) m

• Portuguese: absurdo (pt) m
• Russian: абсу́рд (ru) m (absúrd), неле́пость (ru) f (nelépostʹ)
• Spanish: absurdo (es)

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Translations to be checked

Further reading

• “absurd”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
• “absurd”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →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)

1. absurd

Derived terms

• absurdament

Related terms

• absurditat
• sord

Noun

absurd m (plural absurds)

1. absurdity

Further reading

• “absurd” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “absurd”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
• “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)

1. absurd

Adverb

absurd

1. absurdly

Derived terms

• absurditet

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French absurde, from Latin absurdus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑpˈsʏrt/

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• Hyphenation: ab‧surd
• Rhymes: -ʏrt

Adjective

absurd (comparative absurder, superlative absurdst)

1. absurd

Declension

Declension of absurd
uninflected	absurd
inflected	absurde
comparative	absurder
		positive	comparative	superlative
predicative/adverbial		absurd	absurder	het absurdst het absurdste
indefinite	m./f. sing.	absurde	absurdere	absurdste
	n. sing.	absurd	absurder	absurdste
	plural	absurde	absurdere	absurdste
definite		absurde	absurdere	absurdste
partitive		absurds	absurders	—

Related terms

• absurdisme
• absurditeit

Descendants

• → Indonesian: absurd

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin absurdus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /apˈzʊʁt/

• Audio:

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Adjective

absurd (strong nominative masculine singular absurder, comparative absurder, superlative am absurdesten)

1. absurd

Declension

Positive forms of absurd

number & gender		singular			plural
		masculine	feminine	neuter
predicative		er ist absurd	sie ist absurd	es ist absurd	sie sind absurd
strong declension (without article)	nominative	absurder	absurde	absurdes	absurde
	genitive	absurden	absurder	absurden	absurder
	dative	absurdem	absurder	absurdem	absurden
	accusative	absurden	absurde	absurdes	absurde
weak declension (with definite article)	nominative	der absurde	die absurde	das absurde	die absurden
	genitive	des absurden	der absurden	des absurden	der absurden
	dative	dem absurden	der absurden	dem absurden	den absurden
	accusative	den absurden	die absurde	das absurde	die absurden
mixed declension (with indefinite article)	nominative	ein absurder	eine absurde	ein absurdes	(keine) absurden
	genitive	eines absurden	einer absurden	eines absurden	(keiner) absurden
	dative	einem absurden	einer absurden	einem absurden	(keinen) absurden
	accusative	einen absurden	eine absurde	ein absurdes	(keine) absurden

Comparative forms of absurd

number & gender		singular			plural
		masculine	feminine	neuter
predicative		er ist absurder	sie ist absurder	es ist absurder	sie sind absurder
strong declension (without article)	nominative	absurderer	absurdere	absurderes	absurdere
	genitive	absurderen	absurderer	absurderen	absurderer
	dative	absurderem	absurderer	absurderem	absurderen
	accusative	absurderen	absurdere	absurderes	absurdere
weak declension (with definite article)	nominative	der absurdere	die absurdere	das absurdere	die absurderen
	genitive	des absurderen	der absurderen	des absurderen	der absurderen
	dative	dem absurderen	der absurderen	dem absurderen	den absurderen
	accusative	den absurderen	die absurdere	das absurdere	die absurderen
mixed declension (with indefinite article)	nominative	ein absurderer	eine absurdere	ein absurderes	(keine) absurderen
	genitive	eines absurderen	einer absurderen	eines absurderen	(keiner) absurderen
	dative	einem absurderen	einer absurderen	einem absurderen	(keinen) absurderen
	accusative	einen absurderen	eine absurdere	ein absurderes	(keine) absurderen

Superlative forms of absurd

number & gender		singular			plural
		masculine	feminine	neuter
predicative		er ist am absurdesten	sie ist am absurdesten	es ist am absurdesten	sie sind am absurdesten
strong declension (without article)	nominative	absurdester	absurdeste	absurdestes	absurdeste
	genitive	absurdesten	absurdester	absurdesten	absurdester
	dative	absurdestem	absurdester	absurdestem	absurdesten
	accusative	absurdesten	absurdeste	absurdestes	absurdeste
weak declension (with definite article)	nominative	der absurdeste	die absurdeste	das absurdeste	die absurdesten
	genitive	des absurdesten	der absurdesten	des absurdesten	der absurdesten
	dative	dem absurdesten	der absurdesten	dem absurdesten	den absurdesten
	accusative	den absurdesten	die absurdeste	das absurdeste	die absurdesten
mixed declension (with indefinite article)	nominative	ein absurdester	eine absurdeste	ein absurdestes	(keine) absurdesten
	genitive	eines absurdesten	einer absurdesten	eines absurdesten	(keiner) absurdesten
	dative	einem absurdesten	einer absurdesten	einem absurdesten	(keinen) absurdesten
	accusative	einen absurdesten	eine absurdeste	ein absurdestes	(keine) absurdesten

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

• IPA^(key): [ˈapsʊ(r)t]
• Hyphenation: ab‧surd

Adjective

absurd (superlative terabsurd)

1. absurd

   Synonym: mustahil

Derived terms

• keabsurdan
• seabsurd

 

Further reading

• “absurd” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, 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

1. absurdity, nonsense

   Synonym: bezsens

Derived terms

adjective

• absurdalny

 

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]

• Audio:

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Adjective

absurd (masculine absurden, neuter absurd, comparative méi absurd, superlative am absurdsten)

1. absurd

Declension

declension of absurd

number and gender		singular			plural
		masculine	feminine	neuter	all genders
predicative		hien ass absurd	si ass absurd	et ass absurd	si si(nn) absurd
nominative / accusative	attributive and/or after determiner	absurden	absurd	absurd	absurd
	independent without determiner			absurdes	absurder
dative	after any declined word	absurden	absurder	absurden	absurden
	as first declined word	absurdem		absurdem

Related terms

• Absurditéit

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/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ʉɖ, -ʉʁd, -ʉrd
• Hyphenation: ab‧surd

Adjective

absurd (neuter singular absurd, definite singular and plural absurde, comparative mer absurd, superlative mest absurd)

1. absurd (contrary to reason or propriety; obviously and flatly opposed to manifest truth)

   Synonyms: fornuftsstridig, meningsløs, irrasjonell

   et absurd spørsmål

   an absurd question

   dette er jo ganske absurd

   this is quite absurd

   • 1882, Henrik Ibsen, En folkefiende, page 164:

     absurde traditioner

     absurd traditions

   • 1907, Alexander L. Kielland, Samlede værker II (Mindeutgave), page 67:

     en saa absurd forbindelse – med en stor rødhaaret bondepige

     such an absurd connection - with a big red-haired peasant girl

   • 2000, Trude Marstein, Plutselig høre noen åpne en dør, page 188:

     situasjonen er absurd, tenker jeg

     the situation is absurd, I think

   • 1997, Espen Schaanning, Vitenskap som skapt viten, page 66:

     radikalt nye innfallsvinkler og synsmåter står alltid i fare for å framtre som absurde og paradoksale

     radically new approaches and views are always in danger of appearing absurd and paradoxical

   • 1999, Elsbeth Wessel, Wien, page 288:

     [keiser Frans Josef] var en ensom mann, resignert, men fylt av en nesten absurd pliktfølelse

     [Emperor Francis Joseph] was a lonely man, resigned, but filled with an almost absurd sense of duty

   • 2006, Lars Roar Langslet, Når fuglen letter, page 11:

     i billedkunsten er det åpenbart absurd å tale om noe fremskritt

     in the visual arts, it is obviously absurd to talk about any progress

2. (theater, literary sciences) absurdist (of or relating to absurdism)

   Synonym: absurdistisk

   • 1982, Torolf Elster, Thomas Pihls annen lov, page 40:

     en absurd komedie eller et absurd melodrama

     an absurd comedy or an absurd melodrama

   • 1991, Åsfrid Svensen, Orden og kaos, page 326:

     i absurd litteratur mangler gjerne motsetningen mellom normalitet og fantastikk

     in absurd literature, the contrast between normality and fantastic is often lacking

   • 1998, Kjetil Rolness, Elvis Presley, page 37:

     framførelsen nærmer seg grensen til absurd komikk

     the performance is approaching the limit of absurd comedy

   • 1976, Leif Longum, Å lese skuespill, page 122:

     ordenes sammenbrudd, som kanskje er det viktigste fellestema ved det absurde teater

     the breakdown of words, which is perhaps the most important common theme of the absurd theater

Derived terms

• absurdisme
• absurdist
• absurdistisk
• absurditet
• absurdteater
• ad absurdum
• in absurdum

 

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)

1. 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/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -apsurt
• Syllabification: ab‧surd

Noun

absurd m inan (diminutive absurdzik)

1. absurdity, nonsense

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:nonsens

   Jego propozycje to jeden wielki absurd. ― His suggestions are one big load of nonsense.

2. (logic) absurdity

Declension

Declension of absurd

	singular	plural
nominative	absurd	absurdy
genitive	absurdu	absurdów
dative	absurdowi	absurdom
accusative	absurd	absurdy
instrumental	absurdem	absurdami
locative	absurdzie	absurdach
vocative	absurdzie	absurdy

Derived terms

adjective

• absurdalny

 

noun

• absurdyzm

 

Related terms

adjective

• absurdystyczny

 

adverb

• absurdalnie

 

nouns

• absurdalista
• absurdalizacja
• absurdalność
• absurdysta

 

verb

• absurdalizować impf

 

Collocations

Collocations

• kompletny absurd ― complete absurdity
• totalny absurd ― total absurdity
• czysty absurd ― pure absurdity
• zupełny absurd ― utter absurdity
• biurokratyczny absurd ― bureaucratic absurdity
• piramidalny absurd ― pyramidal absurdity
• urzędniczy absurd ― bureaucratic absurdity
• oczywisty absurd ― obvious absurdity
• jawny absurd ― sheer absurdity
• całkowity absurd ― utter absurdity
• cenowy absurd ― absurdity of prices
• absolutny absurd ― absolute absurdity
• pełny absurd ― full of absurdity
• ekonomiczny absurd ― economic absurdity
• krwawy absurd ― bloody absurdity
• tragiczny absurd ― tragic absurdity
• logiczny absurd ― logical absurdity
• zwykły absurd ― sheer absurdity
• drogowy absurd ― road absurdity
• komunistyczny absurd ― communist absurdity
• śmieszny absurd ― ridiculous absurdity
• prawdziwy absurd ― real absurdity
• wielki absurd ― great absurdity
• chory absurd ― sick absurdity
• absurd prawny ― legal absurdity
• absurd gospodarczy ― economic absurdity
• granica absurdu ― borderline absurdity
• teatr absurdu ― theater of absurdity
• kraina absurdu ― land of absurdity
• spirala absurdu ― spiral of absurdity
• szczyt absurdu ― peak of absurdity
• poetyka absurdu ― poetics of absurdity
• nagromadzenie absurdu ― accumulation of absurdity
• poczucie absurdu ― sense of absurdity
• pogranicze absurdu ― borderline absurdity
• komedia absurdu ― comedy of absurdity
• wyczucie absurdu ― sense of absurdity
• poziom absurdu ― level of absurdity
• teatrzyk absurdu ― theater of absurdity
• skraj absurdu ― edge of absurdity
• dawka absurdu ― dose of absurdity
• wyżyny absurdu ― thheights of absurdity
• znamię absurdu ― mark of absurdity
• stek absurdów ― bunch of absurdities
• dramat absurdu ― drama of absurdity
• mnożenie absurdu ― multiplication of absurdity
• rekord absurdu ― record of absurdity
• piramida absurdu ― pyramid of absurdity
• sfera absurdu ― realm of absurdity
• natężenie absurdu ― intensity of absurdity
• świat absurdu ― world of absurdity
• dno absurdu ― bottom of absurdity
• humor absurdu ― humor of absurdity
• miłośnik absurdu ― lover of absurdity
• logika absurdu ― logic of absurdity
• literatura absurdu ― literature of absurdity
• atmosfera absurdu ― atmosphere of absurdity
• kraj absurdu ― land of absurdity
• przejaw absurdu ― manifestation of absurdity
• mistrz absurdu ― master of absurdity
• stopień absurdu ― degree of absurdity
• klimat absurdu ― climate of absurdity
• świątynia absurdu ― temple of absurdity
• kategoria absurdu ― category of absurdity
• konwencja absurdu ― convention of absurdity
• świadomość absurdu ― awareness of absurdity
• kino absurdu ― cinema of absurdity
• morze absurdu ― sea of absurdity
• koniec absurdu ― end of absurdity
• likwidacja absurdu ― elimination of absurdity
• księga absurdu ― book of absurdity
• obszar absurdu ― area of absurdity
• masa absurdu ― mass of absurdity
• źródło absurdu ― source of absurdity
• skala absurdu ― scale of absurdity
• duch absurdu ― spirit of absurdity
• państwo absurdu ― state of absurdity
• absurd codzienności ― absurdity of everyday life
• absurd egzystencji ― absurdity of existence
• absurd biurokracji ― absurdity of bureaucracy
• absurd komunizmu ― absurdity of communism
• absurd istnienia ― absurdity of existence
• absurd rzeczywistości ― absurdity of reality
• absurd życia ― absurdity of life
• absurd wojny ― absurdity of war
• absurd sytuacji ― absurdity of the situation
• absurd świata ― absurdity of the world
• absurd systemu ― absurdity of the system
• absurd historii ― absurdity of history
• absurd prawa ― absurdity of the law
• trącić absurdem ― to smack of absurdity
• obnażać absurd ― to expose absurdity
• tropić absurd ― to track absurdity
• sięgać/sięgnąć/osiągnąć absurdu ― to reach absurdity
• sprowadzać absurd ― to bring absurdity
• wyjaśniać absurd ― to explain the absurdity
• absurd goni ― absurdity ensues
• absurd denerwuje ― absurdity annoys
• absurd oburza ― absurdity is outrageous
• prowadzić/sprowadzać/sprowadzić do absurdu ― to reach absurdity
• graniczyć z absurdem ― to be on the edge of absurdity

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/

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Adjective

absurd m or n (feminine singular absurdă, masculine plural absurzi, feminine and neuter plural absurde)

1. absurd

Declension

		singular				plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine		masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative- accusative	indefinite	absurd		absurdă		absurzi	absurde
	definite	absurdul		absurda		absurzii	absurdele
genitive- dative	indefinite	absurd		absurde		absurzi	absurde
	definite	absurdului		absurdei		absurzilor	absurdelor

Related terms

• absurditate

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin absurdus.

Adjective

absurd (comparative absurdare, superlative absurdast)

1. absurd

Declension

Inflection of absurd

Indefinite	positive	comparative	superlative1
common singular	absurd	absurdare	absurdast
neuter singular	absurt	absurdare	absurdast
plural	absurda	absurdare	absurdast
masculine plural2	absurde	absurdare	absurdast
Definite	positive	comparative	superlative
masculine singular3	absurde	absurdare	absurdaste
all	absurda	absurdare	absurdaste

¹ The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
² Dated or archaic.
³ Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

Related terms

• absurdism
• absurditet

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Adjective

absurd

1. Latin spelling of абсурд (absurd)