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Definition: ABSONOUS |
ABSONOUSAdjective1. Discordant; inharmonious; incongruous. |
Etymology: Absonous \Ab"so*nous\, adjective. [Latin expression absonus; ab sonus sound.]. (Websters 1913) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Reasoning, | Unreasonable, illogical, false, unsound, invalid; unwarranted, not following; inconsequent, inconsequential; inconsistent; absonous, absonant; unscientific; untenable, inconclusive, incorrect; fallacious, fallible; groundless, unproved; non sequitur. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
| Language | Translations for "absonous"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Pig Latin | absonousay.(various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
| Words rhyming with "ABSONOUS" (pronounced 'Ab"so*nous'): Abdominous, Abiogenous, Acrogenous, Acuminous, Adenous, Adipogenous, AEruginous, Agynous, Alburnous, Altisonous, Aluminous, Ambaginous, Ambigenous, Amnigenous, Amphigenous, Amphigonous, Anachronous, Anisostemonous, Annotinous, Anodynous, Antherogenous, Asparaginous, asynchronous, Athermanous, Bimanous, Binominous, Binotonous, Binous, Bituminous, Blennogenous, Bombycinous, Calcigenous, Caliginous, Caprigenous, Cartilaginous, Cerasinous, Ceruminous, Chitinous, Chondrigenous, Chromatogenous, Collagenous, Concinnous, Consonous, Conterminous, Coralligenous, Coterminous, Covenous, Criminous, Cymophanous, Cytogenous, Diaphanous, Diathermanous, Diclinous, Digenous, Digonous, Diplostemonous, Dipyrenous, Discriminous, Electrotonous, Endecagynous, Endogenous, Enginous, Enneagynous, Entogenous, Epigynous, Epileptogenous, Eruginous, Euphonous, Exalbuminous, Exogenous, Exsanguinous, Extogenous, Farraginous, Fascinous, Favaginous, Felonous, Ferruginous, Fibrinogenous, fibrinous, Fluctisonous, Fluminous, Foraminous, Fortitudinous, Fuliginous, gangrenous, Gelatigenous, gelatinous, Geminous, -genous, Glutinous, Grandinous, Haematogenous, Halogenous, Haplostemonous, heinous, heterogenous, Heterogonous, Heterogynous, homogenous, Homogonous, Homotonous, Horrisonous, Hydrogenous, Hydrophanous, Hygrophanous, Hypogynous, Idiocyclophanous, Idiophanous, Ignigenous, Illuminous, Impennous, Impetiginous, Incanous, Inconcinnous, indigenous, Intermembranous, intravenous, isochronous, Isopogonous, Isostemonous, Kaligenous, Keratogenous, larcenous, Latitudinous, leguminous, lentiginous, libidinous, lithogenous, lomatinous, Longimanous, Lumbaginous, luminous, Manganous, Marigenous, Megalophonous, Melligenous, Melostemonous, membranous, microphonous, misogynous, Moliminous, Molybdenous, monoclinous, Monogenous, monogynous, Monophanous, Monopyrenous, monotonous, Montigenous, Mucigenous, Mucilaginous, Multisonous, Multitudinous, Mutinous, Nasicornous, Nitrogenous, Nonbituminous, Nonnitrognous, Nonoxygenous, Nubigenous, Obdiplostemonous, Octagynous, Oleaginous, Ominous, Omnigenous, Operculigenous, Oxygenous, ozonous, Paludinous, Pedimanous, Pentagonous, Peptogenous, Perigynous, Phagedenous, Phlogogenous, Pinguidinous, Platinous, Platitudinous, Plumbaginous, Polygenous, Polygonous, Polyphonous, Prasinous, Proteinous, Proterogynous, Protogynous, Pruinous, Pruriginous, Purpurogenous, Putredinous, Pyrogenous, Pyrolignous, Pyrophanous, Quadricornous, Quadrumanous, Rapinous, Reciprocornous, Rubedinous, Rurigenous, salsuginous, Sanguigenous, Saphenous, Scaturiginous, Sclerogenous, Scrutinous, Self-luminous, Semidiaphanous, Sensigenous, Serotinous, Serpentigenous, Serpentinous, Serpiginous, Skeletogenous, Spermatogenous, Sphagnous, Spiculigenous, spinous, Stannous, Sterquilinous, Subcartilaginous, Subgelatinous, Subspinous, Succinous, Suffraginous, Superspinous, synchronous, Tauricornous, Tautochronous, tendinous, Tentiginous, Tergeminous, Terrigenous, Thermogenous, Torminous, Torpedinous, Trichinous, Trigeminous, Trigonous, tyrannous, Undigenous, Unguinous, Unicornous, Unigenous, Uniphonous, Unisonous, Uranous, Vaginopennous, Valetudinous, Velutinous, Vertiginous, Vicissitudinous, Vinous, Vitelligenous, Voluminous, Voraginous, Vortiginous, Xanthomelanous. (additional references) |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-b-n-o-o-s-s-u" | |
-1 letter: bassoon. | |
-2 letters: bosons, bosuns. | |
-3 letters: aboon, basso, bonus, boons, boson, bosun, snobs, snubs, subas. | |
-4 letters: abos, anus, bans, bass, boas, boon, boos, boss, buns, buss, nabs, naos, nobs, nous, nubs, onus, ossa, sabs, sans, snob, snub, sobs, sons, soon, sous, suba, subs, suns. | |
-5 letters: abo, abs, ass, ban, bas, boa, boo, bos, bun, bus, nab, nob, noo, nos, nub, nus, ons, sab, sau, sob, son, sos, sou, sub, sun, uns. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-b-n-o-o-s-s-u" | |
+3 letters: absolutions, brontosaurs, soundboards. | |
+4 letters: brontosaurus, obfuscations, obscurations, subornations, subrogations. | |
+5 letters: laboriousness, subordinators, urbanologists. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)41 42 53 4F 4E 4F 55 53 |
| Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)
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| American Sign Language (origins from 1620-1817 in Italy and, especially, France) (references)
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| Semaphore (1791, in France) (references)
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| Braille (1829, in France) (references)
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Morse Code (1836) (references).- -... ... --- -. --- ..- ... |
| Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01000001 01000010 01010011 01001111 01001110 01001111 01010101 01010011 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)A B S O N O U S |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0041 0042 0053 004F 004E 004F 0055 0053 |
| British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)3536534948495553 |
| 1. Definition 2. Translations: Modern 3. Rhymes 4. Anagrams | 5. Orthography 6. Bibliography |
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