absurd
[ ab-surd, -zurd ]
/ æbˈsɜrd, -ˈzɜrd /
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adjective
utterly or obviously senseless, illogical, or untrue; contrary to all reason or common sense; laughably foolish or false: an absurd explanation.
noun
the quality or condition of existing in a meaningless and irrational world.
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Origin of absurd
synonym study for absurd
1. Absurd, ridiculous, preposterous all mean inconsistent with reason or common sense. Absurd means utterly opposed to truth or reason: an absurd claim. Ridiculous implies that something is fit only to be laughed at, perhaps contemptuously: a ridiculous suggestion. Preposterous implies an extreme of foolishness: a preposterous proposal.
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British Dictionary definitions for absurd
absurd
/ (əbˈsɜːd) /
adjective
at variance with reason; manifestly false
ludicrous; ridiculous
noun
the absurd (sometimes capital) philosophy the conception of the world, esp in Existentialist thought, as neither designed nor predictable but irrational and meaningless
See also theatre of the absurd
Derived forms of absurd
absurdity or absurdness, nounabsurdly, adverbWord Origin for absurd
C16: via French from Latin absurdus dissonant, senseless, from ab- 1 (intensive) + surdus dull-sounding, indistinct
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