Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Pertaining to the town of Abdera or its inhabitants; resembling or recalling in some way the philosopher Democritus of Abdera (see
Abderite ); hence, given to incessant or continued laughter.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Given to laughter; inclined to foolish or incessant merriment.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Foolish;
absurd ;ridiculous ; inclined to incessant merriment or laughter.
Etymologies
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From Abderian, from Abdera (the town in Thrace where Democritus, the Laughing Philosopher, lived) + -ian.
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reesetee commented on the word abderian
Hahaha! Oh...sorry. Guess that was foolish. ;->
September 24, 2007
halcyonwhimsy commented on the word abderian
Cute play on words!
This means that one is given to excessive or incessant laughter.
October 2, 2007
reesetee commented on the word abderian
Heehee.
October 2, 2007
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word abderian
More specifically, it means that one is given to excessive or incessant idiotic laughter.
July 20, 2009
jmjarmstrong commented on the word abderian
JM loves his work with the Abderians – what a hoot!
August 9, 2009
qms commented on the word abderian
Let laughter be frequent and clarion.
Fear not to be thought a vulgarian.
In those happy peals
Is the one balm that heals.
The wise man is truly abderian.
October 14, 2014