adj.
Pronunciation: ə b- ' s ə rd, - ' z ə rd
Function: 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