We found 3 definitions of absurds from 2 different sources.
NounPlural: absurds |
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absurd - a situation in which life seems irrational and meaningless; "The absurd is the essential concept and the first truth"--Albert Camus | ||
the absurd | ||
Adjectiveabsurd, absurder, absurdest |
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absurd - incongruous;inviting ridicule; "the absurd excuse that the dog ate his homework"; "that's a cockeyed idea"; "ask a nonsensical question and get a nonsensical answer"; "a contribution so small as to be laughable"; "it is ludicrous to call a cottage a mansion"; "a preposterous attempt to turn back the pages of history"; "her conceited assumption of universal interest in her rather dull children was ridiculous" | ||
cockeyed, derisory, idiotic, laughable, ludicrous, nonsensical, preposterous, ridiculous | ||
foolish devoid of good sense or judgment; "foolish remarks"; "a foolish decision" | ||
absurd - inconsistent with reason or logic or common sense; "the absurd predicament of seeming to argue that virtue is highly desirable but intensely unpleasant"- Walter Lippman | ||
unlogical, illogical lacking in correct logical relation |