Definitions for Absurd
æbˈsɜrd, -ˈzɜrdab·surd

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:4.0 / 5 votes

1. absurd, the absurdadjective

   a situation in which life seems irrational and meaningless

   "The absurd is the essential concept and the first truth"--Albert Camus

2. absurdadjective

   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

3. absurd, cockeyed, derisory, idiotic, laughable, ludicrous, nonsensical, preposterous, ridiculousadjective

   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"

WiktionaryRate this definition:4.0 / 2 votes

1. absurdnoun

   An absurdity.

2. absurdnoun

   That which is absurd.

3. absurdnoun

   The opposition between the human search for meaning in life and the inability to find any; The state or condition in which man exists in an irrational universe and his life has no meaning outside of his existence.

4. absurdadjective

   Contrary to reason or propriety; obviously and flatly opposed to manifest truth; inconsistent with the plain dictates of common sense; logically contradictory; nonsensical; ridiculous.

5. absurdadjective

   Having no rational or orderly relationship to man's life; meaningless; lacking order or value.

6. Etymology: * First attested in 1557.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. ABSURDadjective

   Etymology: absurdus, Lat.

   1. Unreasonable, without judgment, as used of men.

   Seeming wise men may make shift to get opinion; but let no man choose them for employment; for certainly you had better take for business a man somewhat absurd, than over formal. Francis Bacon, Essay, 27.

   2. Inconsistent, contrary to reason, used of sentiments or practices.

   The thing itself appeared desireable to him, and accordingly he could not but like and desire it; but then, it was after a very irrational absurd way, and contrary to all the methods and principles of a rational agent; which never wills a thing really and properly, but it applies to the means, by which it is to be acquired. Robert South, Sermons.

   A man, who cannot write with wit on a proper subject, is dull and stupid; but one, who shews it in an improper place, is as impertinent and absurd. Joseph Addison, Spectator, №. 291.

   But grant that those can conquer, these can cheat,
   ’Tis phrase absurd to call a villain great:
   Who wickedly is wise, or madly brave,
   Is but the more a fool, the more a knave. Alexander Pope, Essay on Man.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. absurd

   Absurd refers to something that is extremely unreasonable, illogical, inappropriate, or contrary to common sense, often to the point of being ridiculous or laughably silly. It can also pertain to the philosophical concept of the inherent meaninglessness of life in Absurdism.

2. absurd

   Absurd refers to something that is extremely unreasonable, illogical, or inappropriate to the point of being ridiculous or nonsensical. It often refers to situations, ideas, or behaviors that are so contrary to reason, common sense, or normal expectations that they seem laughable or bizarre.

3. absurd

   Absurd refers to something that is completely unreasonable, illogical, inappropriate, or nonsensical. It can also connote something wildly irrational or incongruous. It is often used to describe situations or ideas that are utterly against common sense or human reasoning.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Absurdadjective

   contrary to reason or propriety; obviously and fiatly opposed to manifest truth; inconsistent with the plain dictates of common sense; logically contradictory; nonsensical; ridiculous; as, an absurd person, an absurd opinion; an absurd dream

2. Absurdnoun

   an absurdity

WikidataRate this definition:2.0 / 1 vote

1. Absurd

   "Absurd" is a single by the English electronic music band Fluke. The single has made many soundtrack appearances, including Sin City, Lara Croft: Tomb Raider, Wipeout, NFL Quarterback Club '99, Enter the Matrix, Spaced, and a Ribena commercial as well as an episode of the 2008 NBC series Knight Rider. The song had been used in one of FIFA Games too, World Cup '98. This song has also been the theme tune to Sky Sports Ford Monday Night Football since 1997, making a re-appearance as the theme tune in 2010. The song features an unauthorised and uncredited sample from Lesley Beech.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Absurd

   ab-surd′, adj. obviously unreasonable or false: ridiculous.—ns. Absurd′ity, Absurd′ness, the quality of being absurd: anything absurd.—adv. Absurd′ly. [L. absurdus—ab, from, surdus, harsh-sounding, deaf.]

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1. absurd

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Absurd in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Absurd in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of Absurd in a Sentence

1. Anne Frank, Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl, July 15, 1944:

   It's a wonder I haven't abandoned all my ideals, they seem so absurd and impractical. Yet I cling to them because I still believe, in spite of everything, that people are truly good at heart.

2. Democratic Senator Jeff Jackson:

   This is embarrassing, every time we enter the land of the absurd, we pay the price.

3. Alexandra Kartokhina:

   As for these eternal squabbles that students from Crimea are taking university places from Russians, I can say only that it's completely absurd, and let me say that they have only allocated budgeted places for Crimean students to some universities and in some specialisms, which are often not the best. In some universities, questions about quotas are met with a shrug and a puzzled look.

4. Mambetzhunus Abylov:

   That is not even my voice. It is a fake, this is absurd.

5. Mette Frederiksen:

   It's an absurd discussion, and Kim Kielsen has of course made it clear that Greenland is not for sale. That's where the conversation ends.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Absurd
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Absurd
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Absurd
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Absurd
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Absurd
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=Absurd