absurdité — meaning in English
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English meaning
- hokum noun (An instance of) meaningless nonsense with an outward appearance of being impressive and legitimate.
- lollygag verb To dawdle; to be lazy or idle; to avoid necessary work or effort.
- malarkey noun Nonsense; empty or foolish talk.
- meaninglessness noun The state of lacking meaning; the quality of being meaningless.
- nonsense noun Words, ideas, or behavior that make no sense or have no logical meaning.
- senselessness noun The state of being senseless; unsense.
Senses
absurdité is used for these senses in English:
- hokum (countable, uncountable, informal) (An instance of) meaningless nonsense with an outward appearance of being impressive and legitimate.
- lollygag (US) Silliness, nonsense.
- malarkey (originally, US, informal) Nonsense; rubbish. [from 1920s]
- meaninglessness (uncountable) The state of lacking meaning; the quality of being meaningless.
- nonsense Letters or words, in writing or speech, that have no meaning or pattern or seem to have no meaning.
- senselessness The state of being senseless; unsense.
hokum — full definition
- noun (An instance of) meaningless nonsense with an outward appearance of being impressive and legitimate.
- noun (An instance of) excessively contrived, hackneyed, or sentimental material in a film, television programme, theater production, etc.
- noun A film, television programme, theater production, etc., containing excessively contrived, hackneyed, or sentimental material.
- noun A genre of blues song or music, often characterized by sexual innuendos or satire.
lollygag — full definition
- verb To dawdle; to be lazy or idle; to avoid necessary work or effort.
- verb To fool around, especially sexually.
- verb To effusively (often excessively) display affection.