Definition of absurd
(Entry 1 of 2)
1
: ridiculously unreasonable, unsound, or incongruous
an absurd argument
: extremely silly or ridiculous
absurd humor
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 (see absurd entry 2) or with absurdism
absurd theater
absurd
nounDefinition of absurd (Entry 2 of 2)
: the state or condition in which human beings exist in an irrational and meaningless universe and in which human life has no ultimate meaning
—usually used with the the theater of the absurd
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The first known use of absurd was in 1530
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