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absurd

noun

1 absurd

A situation in which life seems irrational and meaningless:
— The absurd is the essential concept and the first truth.

synonym: the absurd.

Dutch: absurd
Polish: abstrakcja

adjective

1 absurd

Inconsistent with reason or logic or common sense.

Roget 471: impossible; not possible etc. 470; absurd, contrary to reason; unlikely; unreasonable etc. 477; incredible etc. 485; beyond the bounds of reason, ... show more

Polish: absurdalny

2 absurd

So unreasonable as to invite derision:
— The absurd excuse that the dog ate his homework.

synonyms: cockeyed, derisory, idiotic, laughable, ludicrous, nonsensical, preposterous, ridiculous.

Roget 499: unintelligent [Applied to persons], unintellectual, unreasoning; mindless, witless, reasoningless, brainless; halfbaked; having no head etc. 498; not bright etc. ... show more

Roget 497: absurd, nonsensical, preposterous, egregious, senseless, inconsistent, ridiculous, extravagant, quibbling; self-annulling, self-contradictory; macaronic, punning.    foolish ... show more


Moby thesaurus: Pickwickian, a bit thick, a bit thin, abnormal, amusing, anomalous, asinine, balmy, barred, beyond belief, bizarre, childish, closed-out, cockamamie, comic, contrary to reason, crazy, curious, daft, disproportionate ... show more.

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