?adjective1. utterly or obviously senseless, illogical, or untrue; contrary to all reason or common sense; laughably foolish or false: an absurd explanation.?noun2. the quality or condition of existing in a meaningless and irrational world.[LINK: Origin:] 1550?60; < L absurdus out of tune, uncouth, ridiculous. See ab-, surd ?Related formsab·surd·ly, adverbab·surd·ness, noun ?Synonyms 1. irrational, silly, ludicrous, nonsensical. Absurd, ridiculous, preposterous all mean inconsistent with reason or common sense. Absurd means utterly opposed to truth or reason: an absurd claim. Ridiculous implies that something is fit only to be laughed at, perhaps contemptuously: a ridiculous suggestion. Preposterous implies an extreme of foolishness: a preposterous proposal.?Antonyms 1. logical, sensible. · Absurdism, a philosophy born of existentialism · absurdity, with small "a", is a form of surreal humour · Theatre of the Absurd,

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