Main entry: the absurd, absurd
Definition: a situation in which life seems irrational and meaningless
Usage: The absurd is the essential concept and the first truth--Albert Camus
Main entry: absurd
Definition: inconsistent with reason or logic or common sense
Usage: the absurd predicament of seeming to argue that virtue is highly desirable but intensely unpleasant- Walter Lippman
Main entry: absurd, derisory, cockeyed, idiotic, ludicrous, laughable, preposterous, ridiculous, nonsensical
Definition: incongruous;inviting ridicule
Usage: the absurd excuse that the dog ate his homework; that's a cockeyed idea; ask a nonsensical question and get a nonsensical answer; a contribution so small as to be laughable; it is ludicrous to call a cottage a mansion; a preposterous attempt to turn back the pages of history; her conceited assumption of universal interest in her rather dull children was ridiculous