Dictionary definition · absurd
noun
- a situation in which life seems irrational and meaningless"The absurd is the essential concept and the first truth"
adjective
- inconsistent with reason or logic or common sense"the absurd predicament of seeming to argue that virtue is highly desirable but intensely unpleasant"
- so unreasonable as to invite derision"the absurd excuse that the dog ate his homework"
Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).