Absurdism
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /əbˈsɜːdˌɪz.m̩/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Absurdism is a noun meaning (countable) Absurdity, something that is absurd.
Meaning
(countable) Absurdity, something that is absurd.
More Meanings
- (uncountable, philosophy) A philosophy which holds that the universe is chaotic and irrational and that any attempt to impose order will ultimately fail.
Example Sentences
Henri Duval is a swashbuckling adventure with an absurdism straight out of Douglas Fairbanks: Siegel makes his hero a dandy who draws swords on men who insult his clothes.
It is a sense of irrational well-being that can seduce perfectly rational people to believe such absurdisms as “Two can live as cheaply as one…” Later (about 9 1/2 weeks) comes the rational spoilsport follow up “…for half as long.”
Word Forms
- absurdisms
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include pataphysics, anarchology, acosmism, chaotics, alogism, philosophy.
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