absurd — meaning in English

English meaning

• absurd adj So unreasonable or illogical that it seems ridiculous.
• absurdity noun The quality of being absurd or ridiculous.

Senses

absurd is used for these senses in English:

• absurd Contrary to reason or propriety; obviously and flatly opposed to manifest truth; inconsistent with the plain dictates of common sense; logically contradictory; nonsensical; ridiculous; silly. [from mid-16th c.]
• absurdity (countable) That which is absurd; an absurd action; a logical contradiction. [First attested in the late 15th century.]

absurdity — full definition

1. noun The quality of being absurd or ridiculous.
2. noun A particular absurd situation, statement, or action.

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