Main Entry: ¹ab·surd

Pronunciation: \əb-ˈsərd, -ˈzərd\

Function: adjective

Etymology: Middle French absurde, from Latin absurdus, from ab- + surdus deaf, stupid

Date: 1557

1 : ridiculously unreasonable, unsound, or incongruous <an absurd argument>
2 : having no rational or orderly relationship to human life : meaningless <an absurd universe>; also : lacking order or value <an absurd existence>
3 : dealing with the absurd or with absurdism <absurd theater>

— ab·surd·ly adverb

— ab·surd·ness noun