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absurd
Overview of noun absurd
The noun absurd has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts)
1. absurd, the absurd -- (a situation in which life seems irrational and meaningless; "The absurd is the essential concept and the first truth"--Albert Camus)
Overview of adj absurd
The adj absurd has 2 senses (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (7) absurd -- (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)
2. (1) absurd, 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 mansion"; "a preposterous attempt to turn back the pages of history"; "her conceited assumption of universal interest in her rather dull children was ridiculous")
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun absurd
1 sense of absurd
Sense 1
absurd, the absurd
=> situation, state of affairs
=> state
=> attribute
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Hyponyms of noun absurd
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun absurd
1 sense of absurd
Sense 1
absurd, the absurd
=> situation, state of affairs
Antonyms of noun absurd
Member Holonyms of noun absurd
Substance Holonyms of noun absurd
Part Holonyms of noun absurd
Member Meronyms of noun absurd
Substance Meronyms of noun absurd
Part Meronyms of noun absurd
Meronyms of noun absurd
Holonyms of noun absurd
Attributes of noun absurd
Derived Forms of noun absurd
Domain of noun absurd
Domain Terms of noun absurd
Familiarity of noun absurd
absurd used as a noun is very rare (polysemy count =1)
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of noun absurd
1 sense of absurd
Sense 1
absurd, the absurd
> situation, state of affairs
=> absurd, the absurd
=> acceptance
=> ballgame, new ballgame
=> challenge
=> childlessness
=> complication
=> crowding
=> disequilibrium
=> element
=> environment
=> equilibrium
=> exclusion
=> goldfish bowl, fish bowl, fishbowl
=> hotbed
=> inclusion
=> intestacy
=> picture, scene
=> prison, prison house
=> rejection
=> size, size of it
=> square one
=> status quo
=> thing
Meronyms of noun absurd
1 sense of absurd
Holonyms of noun absurd
Grep of noun absurd
absurd
absurdity
absurdness
the absurd
theater of the absurd
Antonyms of adj absurd
2 senses of absurd
Sense 1
absurd
INDIRECT (VIA illogical) -> logical
Sense 2
absurd, cockeyed, derisory, idiotic, laughable, ludicrous, nonsensical, preposterous, ridiculous
INDIRECT (VIA foolish) -> wise
Similarity of adj absurd
2 senses of absurd
Sense 1
absurd
=> illogical (vs. logical), unlogical
Sense 2
absurd, cockeyed, derisory, idiotic, laughable, ludicrous, nonsensical, preposterous, ridiculous
=> foolish (vs. wise)
Pertainyms of adj absurd
Attributes of adj absurd
Domain of adj absurd
Domain Terms of adj absurd
Familiarity of adj absurd
absurd used as an adjective is rare (polysemy count =2)
Grep of adj absurd
absurd
Grep of adv absurd
absurdly
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