Definition of absurds Absurds

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What does absurds mean?

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  • absurds (Noun)
    Plural of absurd.

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Noun

Plural: absurds

absurd - a situation in which life seems irrational and meaningless; "The absurd is the essential concept and the first truth"--Albert Camus
  the absurd

Adjective

absurd, absurder, absurdest

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
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • absurd (a.)
    Contrary to reason or propriety; obviously and fiatly opposed to manifest truth; inconsistent with the plain dictates of common sense; logically contradictory; nonsensical; ridiculous; as, an absurd person, an absurd opinion; an absurd dream.
  • absurd (n.)
    An absurdity.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • absurd
    Contrary to reason or common sense.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • absurd
    ab-surd′, adj. obviously unreasonable or false: ridiculous.—ns. Absurd′ity, Absurd′ness, the quality of being absurd: anything absurd.—adv. Absurd′ly. [L. absurdus—ab, from, surdus, harsh-sounding, deaf.]

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  • Absurd is a Neo Nazi black metal band from Germany. The band was formed in 1992.

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  • absurd, noun, singular of absurds.
  • absurd, adjective.

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