- preposterousness
- noun see preposterous
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
preposterousness
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preposterousness — preposterous ► ADJECTIVE ▪ utterly absurd or ridiculous. DERIVATIVES preposterously adverb preposterousness noun. ORIGIN Latin praeposterus reversed, absurd … English terms dictionary
Preposterousness — Preposterous Pre*pos ter*ous, a. [L. praeposterus; prae before + posterus coming after, latter. See {Posterior}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Having that first which ought to be last; inverted in order. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] The method I take may be… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
preposterousness — See preposterously. * * * … Universalium
preposterousness — noun The quality of being preposterous … Wiktionary
preposterousness — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. extravagance, ridiculousness, absurdity; see impossibility , nonsense 1 , 2 , stupidity 2 . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun Foolish behavior: absurdity, folly, foolery, foolishness, idiocy, imbecility, insanity, lunacy,… … English dictionary for students
preposterousness — prɪ pÉ‘strÉ™snɪs / pÉ’s n. ridiculousness, ludicrousness; state of being illogical, irrationality; absurdity, foolishness … English contemporary dictionary
preposterousness — n. Absurdity, unreasonableness, irrationality, foolishness, folly, extravagance, inconsistency with nature or reason … New dictionary of synonyms
preposterousness — n 1. unreasonableness, irrationality, irrationalness, illogic, illogicalness, illogicality, meaninglessness, senselessness; incongruity, inconsistency, groundlessness; extravagance, excess, excessiveness, outrageousness, exaggeration, hyperbole;… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
preposterousness — pre·pos·ter·ous·ness … English syllables
preposterousness — noun ( es) : the quality or state of being preposterous : absurdity … Useful english dictionary
