Hyphenation
ab·sürdSynonyms
foolish,
irrational,
ridiculous,
preposterous,
inconsistent,
incongruous,
ludicrous,
batty,
campy,
crazy,
daffy,
dippy,
flaky,
fooling around,
for grinsEtymology
() Latin absurdus (“discordant, unreasonable”), from ab + surdus (“deaf”). Probably derived from the root svar (“to sound”); not connected with surd: compare French absurde.