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absurd

ab·surd [ əb súrd, əb zúrd ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
1. ludicrous: ridiculous because of being irrational, incongruous, or illogical
an absurd notion

2. philosophy meaningless: lacking any meaning that would give purpose to life
the notion that existence is absurd



noun 
Definition:
 
meaninglessness: the condition of living in a meaningless universe where life has no purpose, especially as a concept in some 20th-century philosophical movements.
See also  Theater of the Absurd


[Mid-16th century. Via French< Latin absurdus "inharmonious," literally "away from the (right) sound"]

ab·surd·ly adverb
ab·surd·ness noun
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