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abderian

US/æbˈdɪɹ.i.ən/

abderian adjective: foolish; absurd; ridiculous; inclined to incessant merriment or laughter.

Adjective (1)

abderian (comparative more abderian, superlative most abderian)

  1. Foolish; absurd; ridiculous; inclined to incessant merriment or laughter.
    • an abderian temperament
    Antonyms:
    agelastic

Adjective (2) capitalized: Abderian

Abderian (comparative more Abderian, superlative most Abderian)

  1. Of or belonging to Abdera or its people.
  2. (alternative) Alternative form of abderian.

Noun capitalized: Abderian

Abderian (plural Abderians)

  1. An inhabitant or native of Abdera.
    • He regrets that his lines had not fallen in the pleasant places of the past — among the intelligent Abderians of whom it is said, when Hippocrates came to their city to cure Democritus of his madness, not only the men, but also the women and children […] went forth to meet him.1872, Stephen Smith, Doctor in Medicine: and Other Papers on Professional Subjects
    Synonyms:
    Abderite

Synonyms of abderian

Antonyms

Forms of abderian

Adjective
comparativemore abderian
superlativemost abderian
comparativemore Abderian
superlativemost Abderian
Noun
pluralAbderians

Origin of abderian

From Abderian, from Abdera (the town in Thrace where Democritus, the Laughing Philosopher, lived) + -ian.

From Abdera (“a town in Thrace”) + -ian.

Questions about abderian

What does abderian mean?
Abderian means foolish; absurd; ridiculous; inclined to incessant merriment or laughter.
What part of speech is abderian?
Abderian can be an adjective or a noun.
How do you pronounce abderian?
Abderian is pronounced /æbˈdɪɹ.i.ən/ (US).

Words near abderian in the dictionary

  1. Abdera
  2. Abderhalden
  3. Abderhalden reaction
  4. Abderhalden reactions
  5. Abderhalden-Kaufmann-Lignac syndrome
  6. abderian
  7. Abderians
  8. Abderite
  9. Abderites
  10. abderitic
  11. abderitism

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