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outlandish

English

Etymology

From Middle English outlandisch, from Old English ?tlendis?, from Proto-Germanic *?tlandiskaz. Related to ?tland (“foreign land, land abroad”) (English outland). Sense of “bizarre” from 1590s. Surface analysis outland +? -ish. Cognate to German ausländisch, dated Dutch uitlands (now buitenlands), Swedish utländsk, all “foreign, non-domestic”.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /a??t?lænd??/
  • Rhymes: -ænd??

Adjective

outlandish (comparative more outlandish, superlative most outlandish)

  1. bizarre, strange
  2. (archaic) foreign, alien

Synonyms

  • (bizarre, strange): See also Thesaurus:strange
  • (foreign, alien): See also Thesaurus:foreign

Derived terms

  • outlandishly
  • outlandishness

Related terms

  • outland

Translations

References

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nonsensical

English

Alternative forms

  • nonsensic
  • non-sensical

Etymology

From nonsense +? -ical.

Adjective

nonsensical (comparative more nonsensical, superlative most nonsensical)

  1. Without sense; absurd.
    Synonyms: meaningless, unmeaning, absurd, foolish, irrational, preposterous
    Antonyms: logical, rational, sensical

Related terms

  • nonsense

Translations

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