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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