Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - absurd
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Absurd
absurd
I. adjective Etymology: Middle French ~e, from Latin ~us, from ab- + surdus deaf, stupid Date: 1557 1. ridiculously unreasonable, unsound, or incongruous an ~ argument 2. having no rational or orderly relationship to human life ; meaningless an ~ universe; also lacking order or value an ~ existence 3. dealing with the ~ or with ~ism ~ theater • ~ly adverb • ~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
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adj. 1 (of an idea, suggestion, etc.) wildly unreasonable, illogical, or inappropriate. 2 (of a person) unreasonable or ridiculous in manner. 3 (of a thing) ludicrous, incongruous (an absurd hat; the situation was becoming absurd). Derivatives absurdly adv. absurdness n. Etymology: F absurde or L absurdus (as AB-, surdus deaf, dull) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
Англо-русский Русско-английский научно-технический словарь
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1. филос. абсурд theatre of the absurd —- театр абсурда 2. абсурдность 3. нелепый, абсурдный; глупый; смехотворный what an absurd ideal —- какая нелепая мысль even sensible men do absurd things —- даже благоразумные люди иногда делают глупости you look absurd in that hat! —- в этой шляпе ты настоящее посмешище; в этой шляпе у тебя нелепый вид 4. лог. самопротиворечащий 5. иск. абсурдистский ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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1. adj. 1) нелепый, абсурдный; смешной, глупый; смехотворный what an absurd idea! - какая нелепая мысль! Syn: farcical, foolish, irrational, ludicrous, preposterous, ridiculous, senseless, silly, unreasonable Ant: consistent, logical, rational reasonable, sagacious, sensible 2) math. самопротиворечащий 3) art абсурдистский 2. noun 1) philos. (the A.) абсурд (человеческого существования и т.п.) theatre of the absurd - театр абсурда 2) абсурдность ...Англо-русский словарь
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If you say that something is absurd, you are criticizing it because you think that it is ridiculous or that it does not make sense. It is absurd to be discussing compulsory redundancy policies for teachers... I’ve known clients of mine go to absurd lengths, just to avoid paying me a few pounds... = ridiculous ADJ: oft it v-link ADJ to-inf/that c darkgreen]disapproval • The absurd is something that is absurd. (FORMAL) Parkinson had a sharp eye for the absurd. N-SING: the N • absurdly Prices were still absurdly low, in his opinion... ADV • absurdity (absurdities) I find myself growing increasingly angry at the absurdity of the situation. N-VAR ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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~ adj completely stupid or unreasonable; ridiculous (Don't be absurd! | It seems quite absurd to expect anyone to drive for 3 hours just for a 20 minute meeting.) - ~ity n ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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