Ridiculous vs. Absurd
Ridiculousadjective
Deserving of ridicule; foolish; absurd.
Ridiculousadjective
Fitted to excite ridicule; absurd and laughable; unworthy of serious consideration; as, a ridiculous dress or behavior.
Ridiculousadjective
Involving or expressing ridicule.
Ridiculousadjective
inspiring scornful pity;
Ridiculousadjective
completely devoid of wisdom or good sense;
Ridiculousadjective
broadly or extravagantly humorous; resembling farce;
Ridiculousadjective
deserving or inviting derision or mockery; absurd
Ridiculous
To be ridiculous is to be something which is highly incongruous or inferior, sometimes deliberately so to make people laugh or get their attention, and sometimes unintendedly so as to be considered laughable and earn or provoke ridicule and derision. It comes from the 1540s Latin meaning , from meaning , and from meaning .
Absurdadjective
Contrary to reason or propriety; obviously and flatly opposed to manifest truth; inconsistent with the plain dictates of common sense; logically contradictory; nonsensical; ridiculous; silly.
Absurdadjective
(obsolete) Inharmonious; dissonant.
Absurdadjective
Having no rational or orderly relationship to people's lives; meaningless; lacking order or value.
Absurdadjective
Dealing with absurdism.
Absurdnoun
(obsolete) An absurdity.
Absurdnoun
}} 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. Kierkegaard.}}
Absurdadjective
Contrary to reason or propriety; obviously and flatly opposed to manifest truth; inconsistent with the plain dictates of common sense; logically contradictory; nonsensical; ridiculous; as, an absurd person, an absurd opinion; an absurd dream.
Absurdnoun
An absurdity.
Absurdadjective
inconsistent with reason or logic or common sense;
Absurdadjective
completely devoid of wisdom or good sense;
Absurdadjective
wildly unreasonable, illogical, or inappropriate
Absurdadjective
arousing amusement or derision; ridiculous
Absurdnoun
an absurd state of affairs
