Absurder

/æbˈsɜːrdər/ adjective

Definition

More absurd; more ridiculous or illogical than something else.

Etymology

From absurd + -er comparative suffix. The base word comes from Latin absurdus, from ab- ('away from') + surdus ('deaf, inapt'). The meaning evolved from 'out of harmony' to 'contrary to reason.'

Kelly Says

Like 'abstruser,' this comparative form sounds awkward to modern ears because 'absurd' is a longer word—we'd typically say 'more absurd.' But 'absurder' shows that the -er suffix was once more productive in English for creating comparatives.

Translations

AFAfrikaans
absurdere
AMአማርኛ
ደግሞ አብሱርድ
deg-mo ab-surd
ARالعربية
أكثر абزurdية
akthar abzurdīyah
BGБългарски
абсурдните
BNবাংলা
অধিক অবস্থান
adhi-k obosthaan
CACatalà
més absurd
més ab-surd
CSČeština
absurdnější
ab-surd-ni-j-i
DADansk
mere absurd
mer ab-surd
DEDeutsch
absurder
ab-sur-der
ELΕλληνικά
περισσότερο παράλογος
perio-tero para-logos
ESEspañol
más absurdo
mas ab-sur-do
ETEesti
absurdne
EUEuskara
absurdor
FAفارسی
absurdتر
ab-surd-tar
FISuomi
absurdimpi
ab-sur-dimpi
FRFrançais
plus absurde
plue ab-surd
GLGalego
absurdor
GUGU
અધિક અબ્સર્ડ
adhik ab-surd
HAHA
da abin da
da abin da
HEעברית
יותר אבסורד
yit' ab-surd
HIहिन्दी
अधिक हास्यास्पद
adhik hasyaaspad
HRHrvatski
absurdniji
HUMagyar
abszurdabb
ab-surd-abb
IDBahasa Indonesia
lebih absurd
lebih ab-surd
IGIG
ike anya
ike a-nya
ITItaliano
più assurdo
pee ab-sur-do
JA日本語
もっとばかげている
Motto bakagete iru
KKKK
дары абсурд
dari ab-surd
KMKM
ប្រាកដជាអស់
pra-ak-d-ja-as
KO한국어
더욱 어리석은
deo-eok eori-seuk-eun
LTLietuvių
absurdesnis
LVLatviešu
absurdāks
MNМонгол
хэрэглэх
MRMR
अधिक अ‍ॅब्‍सर्ड
adhik ab-surd
MSBahasa Melayu
lebih absurd
lebih ab-surd
MYမြန်မာ
ပြောင်းလဲပြီး
pyaung-lay-pee
NLNederlands
absurder
ab-sur-der
NONorsk
mer absurd
mer ab-surd
PAPA
ਅਧਿਕ ਅ Absurd
adhik ab-surd
PLPolski
bardziej absurdalny
bɔˈʐɛrtɨ abˈsurdɔlɲi
PTPortuguês
mais absurdo
mais ab-sur-do
RORomână
mai absurd
mai ab-surd
RUРусский
более абсурдный
bolee absurdynyy
SKSlovenčina
absurdnejší
SLSlovenščina
absurdnejši
SRСрпски
абсурдните
SVSvenska
mer absurd
mer ab-surd
SWKiswahili
absurd zaidi
ab-surd za-id
TAதமிழ்
அதிக மனநிலை
athi-ka man-nailai
TEతెలుగు
అధిక అబ్సర్డ్
adhika absurd
THไทย
ขบขันยิ่ง
khon khan ying
TLTL
mas absurd
mas ab-surd
TRTürkçe
daha absürt
da-ha ab-sürt
UKУкраїнська
більш абсурдний
bilsh absurdynyy
URاردو
زیادہ بے معنی
ziada be-maani
VITiếng Việt
absurd hơn
ab-surd hon
YOYO
ni wọ́n jẹ́
ni won je
ZH中文
更荒谬
geng huāngmiù
ZUZU
ngaphandle kwakho
ngap-han-dle kwa-kho

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