absurd meaning and definition

ABSURD noun

Definition of absurd (noun)

1. a situation in which life seems irrational and meaningless
   • "The absurd is the essential concept and the first truth"--Albert Camus
   • synonyms: the absurd

ABSURD adjective

Definition of absurd (adjective)

1. 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
2. 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"
   • synonyms: cockeyed, derisory, idiotic, laughable, ludicrous, nonsensical, preposterous, ridiculous