I. əb-ˈsərd, -ˈzərd 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
II. noun
Date: 1946
: 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