noun🔗ShareAbsurditéAn absurdity."Thinking that I could finish all my homework in five minutes was an absurd. "Penser que je pourrais finir tous mes devoirs en cinq minutes était une absurdité.philosophylogicbeingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareL'absurde(often preceded by the) The opposition between the human search for meaning in life and the inability to find any; the state or condition in which man exists in an irrational universe and his life has no meaning outside of his existence."The absurd, a feeling of meaninglessness in a seemingly random world, hung heavy over Sarah as she stared at her endless pile of homework. "L'absurde, un sentiment de non-sens dans un monde apparemment aléatoire, pesait lourdement sur Sarah alors qu'elle fixait son tas infini de devoirs.philosophyliteratureculturemindbeingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareAbsurde, déraisonnable, ridiculeContrary to reason or propriety; obviously and flatly opposed to manifest truth; inconsistent with the plain dictates of common sense; logically contradictory; nonsensical; ridiculous; silly."The suggestion that my cat could solve algebra problems is utterly absurd. "La suggestion que mon chat puisse résoudre des problèmes d'algèbre est tout à fait absurde.logicphilosophycharactermindChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareAbsurde, incohérentInharmonious; dissonant."The bright orange wall clashed so horribly with the pale green furniture; the combination was absurd. "Le mur orange vif jurait tellement avec les meubles vert pâle ; la combinaison était absurde.philosophycharacterstylequalityChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareAbsurde, insenséHaving no rational or orderly relationship to people's lives; meaningless; lacking order or value."It felt absurd to wear a winter coat on such a hot summer day. "Il était absurde de porter un manteau d'hiver par une journée d'été aussi chaude.philosophymindvaluelogicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareabsurdeDealing with absurdism."The play's absurd plot, where a talking dog teaches math, left the audience confused and laughing at the same time. "L'intrigue absurde de la pièce, où un chien parlant enseigne les mathématiques, a laissé le public confus et hilare à la fois.philosophyliteratureartChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
