Definition of surd

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Surd (a.) Uttered, as an element of speech, without tone, or proper vocal sound; voiceless; unintonated; nonvocal; atonic; whispered; aspirated; sharp; hard, as f, p, s, etc.; -- opposed to sonant. See Guide to Pronunciation, //169, 179, 180..

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Laputan :: Laputan (a.) Of or pertaining to Laputa, an imaginary flying island described in Gulliver's Travels as the home of chimerical philosophers. Hence, fanciful; preposterous; absurd in science or philosophy..
Mare''s-nest :: Mare's-nest (n.) A supposed discovery which turns out to be a hoax; something grosaly absurd.
Alogy :: Alogy (n.) Unreasonableness; absurdity.
Apagogical :: Apagogical (a.) Proving indirectly, by showing the absurdity, or impossibility of the contrary..
Fantastic :: Fantastic (a.) Indulging the vagaries of imagination; whimsical; full of absurd fancies; capricious; as, fantastic minds; a fantastic mistress..
Foolery :: Foolery (n.) An act of folly or weakness; a foolish practice; something absurd or nonsensical.
Surd :: Surd (a.) Net having the sense of hearing; deaf.
Soft :: Soft (superl.) Belonging to the class of sonant elements as distinguished from the surd, and considered as involving less force in utterance; as, b, d, g, z, v, etc., in contrast with p, t, k, s, f, etc..
Fool :: Fool (n.) A person deficient in intellect; one who acts absurdly, or pursues a course contrary to the dictates of wisdom; one without judgment; a simpleton; a dolt..
Sure :: Surdity (n.) Deafness.
Amphigoric :: Amphigoric (a.) Nonsensical; absurd; pertaining to an amphigory.
Foolishness :: Foolishness (n.) A foolish practice; an absurdity.
Palpable :: Palpable (a.) Easily perceptible; plain; distinct; obvious; readily perceived and detected; gross; as, palpable imposture; palpable absurdity; palpable errors..
Inconsistency :: Inconsistency (n.) Absurdity in argument ore narration; incoherence or irreconcilability in the parts of a statement, argument, or narration; that which is inconsistent..
Irrational :: Irrational (a.) Not according to reason; absurd; foolish.
Cap :: Cap (v. t.) To complete; to crown; to bring to the highest point or consummation; as, to cap the climax of absurdity..
Unreason :: Unreason (n.) Want of reason; unreasonableness; absurdity.
Foolery :: Foolery (n.) The practice of folly; the behavior of a fool; absurdity.
Rational :: Rational (a.) Agreeable to reason; not absurd, preposterous, extravagant, foolish, fanciful, or the like; wise; judicious; as, rational conduct; a rational man..
Quixotism :: Quixotism (n.) That form of delusion which leads to extravagant and absurd undertakings or sacrifices in obedience to a morbidly romantic ideal of duty or honor, as illustrated by the exploits of Don Quixote in knight-errantry..
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