Definition of Absurd
Noun
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a situation in which life seems irrational and meaningless
"The absurd is the essential concept and the first truth"--Albert Camus
- the absurd
Adjective
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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"
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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
Word games points for the Absurd
- Scrabble® score of the absurd (9)
- Word Chums® score of the absurd (11)
- Words With Friends® score of the absurd (11)
Unscramble absurd
91 unscramble word found using the letters absurd.
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