absurd

nouns

a situation in which life seems irrational and meaningless
"The absurd is the essential concept and the first truth"--Albert Camus
absurd, the absurd

adjectives

inconsistent with reason or logic or common sense
"the absurd predicament of seeming to argue that virtue is highly desirable but intensely unpleasant"- Walter Lippman
absurd
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absurdity
is derived from
absurdness
is similar to
lacking in correct logical relation
illogical, unlogical
incongruous;inviting ridicule
"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"
absurd, cockeyed, derisory, idiotic, laughable, ludicrous, nonsensical, preposterous, ridiculous
is derived from
absurdity
is derived from
absurdness