Dictionary Check: absurd

"absurd" is a valid word!

Scrabble 9 points
Words with Friends 11 points

Definition

adjective

inconsistent with reason or logic or common sense

Example: "the absurd predicament of seeming to argue that virtue is highly desirable but intensely unpleasant"
adjective

so unreasonable as to invite derision

Example: "the absurd excuse that the dog ate his homework"
noun

a situation in which life seems irrational and meaningless

Example: "The absurd is the essential concept and the first truth"
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