ABSURDISM

Meaning of ABSURDISM in English

■ noun the belief that human beings exist in a purposeless, chaotic universe.

Derivatives

absurdist adjective &noun

Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004

ABSURDISM — noun Date: 1946 a philosophy based on the belief that the universe is irrational and meaningless and that the search …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
ABSURDISM — əbˈsərdˌizəm, ab-, -ˈz- noun ( -s ) Etymology: absurd (herein) + -ism : a philosophy based on the belief that …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ABSURDISM — /ab serr"diz euhm, -zerr"-/ , n. the philosophical and literary doctrine that human beings live in essential isolation in a …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ABSURDISM — n. irrationality; philosophy based on belief that the universe is irrational and meaningless
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
ABSURDISM — noun Date: 1946 : a philosophy based on the belief that the universe is irrational and meaningless and that the …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ABSURDISM — [ab.surd.ism] n (1946): a philosophy based on the belief that the universe is irrational and meaningless and that the search …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
ABSURDISM — / əbˈsɜːdɪzəm; NAmE -ˈsɜːrd-/ noun [ U ] the belief that humans exist in a world with no purpose or …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ABSURDISM — (философское) (искусство) абсурдизм
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
ABSURDISM — Абсурдизм
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
ABSURDISM — n филос. иск. абсурдизм
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
ABSURDISM — (n) абсурдизм
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
ABSURDISM — n филос. иск. абсурдизм
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
ABSURDISM — n филос. иск. абсурдизм
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
ABSURDISM — сущ. абсурдизм; направление в философии и искусстве.
Англо-Русский социологический энциклопедический словарь
ABSURDISM — (философское) (искусство) абсурдизм
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
ABSURDISM — n. Pronunciation: ə b- ' s ə r- ˌ di-z ə m, - ' z ə r- Function: noun Date: …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
ABSURDIST — adjective Date: 1946 of, relating to, or characterized by the absurd or by absurdism ; absurd , ~ noun
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
ADAMOV, ARTHUR — born Aug. 23, 1908, Kislovodsk, Russia died March 16, 1970, Paris, France Russian-born French playwright. He settled in Paris in …
Английский словарь Британика
ABSURDIST — I. -də̇st noun ( -s ) Etymology: absurd (herein) + -ist (I) : a proponent or adherent of absurdism ; …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ABSURD — I. əbˈsərd, ab-, -ˈz-, -ə̄d adjective ( sometimes -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle French absurde, from Latin absurdus harsh-sounding, incongruous, absurd, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ABSURDIST — /ab serr"dist, -zerr"-/ , adj. 1. of, pertaining to, or dealing with absurdism or the absurd. n. 2. an adherent …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ABSURDIST — n. advocate of absurdism, one who believes that the universe is irrational and meaningless
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
ABSURD — I. əb-ˈsərd, -ˈzərd adjective Etymology: Middle French absurde, from Latin absurdus, from ab- + surdus deaf, stupid Date: 1557 1. …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ABSURDIST — adjective Date: 1946 : of, relating to, or characterized by the absurd or by absurdism : absurd absurdist literature an …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ABSURD — [ab.surd] adj [MF absurde, fr. L absurdus, fr. ab- + surdus deaf, stupid] (1557) 1: ridiculously unreasonable, unsound, or incongruous …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
COMEDY — type of drama or other art form the chief object of which, according to modern notions, is to amuse. It …
Britannica English vocabulary
ABSURDIST — ➡ absurdism
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ADAMOV, ARTHUR — born Aug. 23, 1908, Kislovodsk, Russia died March 16, 1970, Paris, France Russian-born French playwright. He settled in Paris in …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
ЗАВИРАЛЬНЫЙ — Absurdism
Русско-Американский Английский словарь
АБСУРДИЗМ — Absurdism
Русско-Американский Английский словарь

Concise Oxford English vocab

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