definition of
absurd

[1] #1 absurd s. [cockeyed, derisory, idiotic, laughable, ludicrous, nonsensical, preposterous, ridiculous] 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 mansi. wn

[2] #2 absurd n. [the absurd] a situation in which life seems irrational and meaningless; "The absurd is the essential concept and the first truth"--Albert Camus. wn