absurd

adjective

Dialects

Emoji One Apple Twemoji Facebook Messenger Google
Emoji One's rolling on the floor laughing emoji Apple's rolling on the floor laughing emoji Twemoji's rolling on the floor laughing emoji Facebook's rolling on the floor laughing emoji Messenger does not support rolling on the floor laughing emoji Google's rolling on the floor laughing emoji
Emoji One's grinning squinting face emoji Apple's grinning squinting face emoji Twemoji's grinning squinting face emoji Facebook's grinning squinting face emoji Messenger's grinning squinting face emoji Google's grinning squinting face emoji

Origin

Mid 16th century: from Latin absurdus ‘out of tune’, hence ‘irrational’; related to surdus ‘deaf, dull’.

Pronunciation

  • absurd /əbˈsəːd/