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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesabsurdo
Pronunciation / Transliteration: aˈbuʁdu
"O absurdo da proposta era claro."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The quality or state of being preposterous; absurdity.
"The preposterousness of the proposal left everyone in disbelief." - 2
An instance of something that is absurd or ridiculous.
"The preposterousness of his claims was evident to all present."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'preposterousness' derives from the Latin 'praeposterus', meaning 'reversed', which evolved through Middle French before entering English in the late 16th century. The term has shifted from describing something that is literally backward to a broader sense of absurdity or ridiculousness.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Preposterousness" is said worldwide
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préposterousité
Transliteration: prépôstɛʁozite
"La préposterousité de la proposition était évidente."
Absurdität
Transliteration: abzuʁdiˈtɛːt
"Die Absurdität des Vorschlags war allen klar."
assurdità
Transliteration: assurdiˈta
"L'assurdità della proposta era evidente."
absurdidad
Transliteration: absuɾdiˈðað
"La absurdidad de la propuesta fue evidente."
absurdo
Transliteration: aˈbuʁdu
"O absurdo da proposta era claro."
अवास्तविकता
Transliteration: avāstaviktā
"प्रस्ताव की अवास्तविकता स्पष्ट थी।"
荒谬性
Transliteration: huāngmiùxìng
"提案的荒谬性显而易见。"
불합리성
Transliteration: bulhamriseong
"제안의 불합리성은 분명했다."
不合理性
Transliteration: bugōrisei
"提案の不合理性は明らかだった。"
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