absurd:1

adjective
ab*surd \ əb-ˈsərd \ -ˈzərd \
1530{ds||1||}
  • ridiculously unreasonable, unsound, or incongruous : extremely silly or ridiculous
  • having no rational or orderly relationship to human life : meaningless; also : lacking order or value
  • dealing with the absurd or with absurdism

absurd:2

noun
absurd \
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

theater of the absurd

noun phrase
theater of the absurd \
1961
  • theater that seeks to represent the absurdity of human existence in a meaningless universe by bizarre or fantastic means

the absurd

noun
the absurd \
  • a state or condition of extreme silliness or foolishness : an absurd or ridiculous state
  • things that are absurd
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