LUDICROUS vs ABSURD: NOUN
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- The condition or state in which humans exist in an absurd universe, without meaning or purpose. Used chiefly with the.
- An unreasonable person or thing; one who or that which is characterized by unreasonableness; an absurdity.
- An absurdity.
- A situation in which life seems irrational and meaningless
LUDICROUS vs ABSURD: ADJECTIVE
- Adapted to excite laughter, without scorn or contempt; sportive.
- Ridiculously absurd.
- So absurd or incongruous as to be laughable. : foolish.
- Idiotic or unthinkable, often to the point of being funny.
- Incongruous;inviting ridicule
- Broadly or extravagantly humorous; resembling farce
- Completely devoid of wisdom or good sense
- Completely devoid of wisdom or good sense
- Inconsistent with reason or logic or common sense
- Extremely unreasonable, incongruous, or inappropriate.
- Impossible to take seriously; silly: : foolish.
- Of, relating to, or manifesting the view that there is no order or meaning in human life or in the universe.
- Of or relating to absurdism.
- Contrary to reason or propriety; obviously and flatly opposed to manifest truth; inconsistent with the plain dictates of common sense; logically contradictory; nonsensical; ridiculous
- Having no rational or orderly relationship to people's lives; meaningless; lacking order or value.
- Dealing with absurdism.
- Incongruous;inviting ridicule
LUDICROUS vs ABSURD: OTHER WORD TYPES
- Resembling farce
- So unreasonable as to invite derision
- In this respect laughable is the generic word, but it is also one of the strongest. Funny is the weakest of the list, ranging from the meaning of ‘amusing’ or ‘odd’ down to its colloquial use in the sense of ‘strange.’ Comical still retains a faint suggestion of its origin in connection with the drama, being primarily used in connection with something done or seen, and hence something viewed by the mind: a comical predicament is just such as would be fit for exhibition in a comedy. Droll especially implies the odd or unfamiliar: as, a droll story, idea, fellow. Ludicrous is an advance in strength upon comical, as comical is an advance upon funny. Ridiculous is the only word in the list that throws contempt or even discredit upon the person concerned: it is allowable to tell a ludicrous story about one's friend, but not a story that makes him appear ridiculous. A thing may be ludicrous, etc., on account of its unreasonableness or violation of common sense; if it is ridiculous, it is certainly on that account. That is laughable which simply provokes a hearty laugh.
- Synonyms Funny, Comical, Droll, Ludicrous, Ridiculous, Laughable. Either the direct action of laughter or a corresponding sentiment is included in the signification of all these terms.
- Serving for or exciting sport; laughable from singularity or grotesqueness; adapted to cause sportive laughter or ridicule; absurd.
- Being or acting contrary to common sense or sound judgment; inconsistent with common sense; ridiculous; nonsensical: as, an absurd statement; absurd conduct; an absurd fellow.
- Specifically In logic or philosophy, inconsistent with reason; logically contradictory; impossible: as, that the whole is less than the sum of its parts is an absurd proposition; an absurd hypothesis.
- Synonyms Absurd, Silly, Foolish, Stupid, Irrational, Unreasonable, Preposterous, Infatuated, ridiculous, nonsensical, senseless, incongruous, unwise, ill-judged, ill-advised. (See foolish.) Foolish, absurd, and preposterous imply a contradiction of common sense, rising in degree from foolish, which is commonly applied where the contradiction is small or trivial. That which is foolish is characterized by weakness of mind, and provokes our contempt. That which is silly is still weaker, and more contemptible in its lack of sense; silly is the extreme in that direction. That which is absurd does not directly suggest weakness of mind, but it is glaringly opposed to common sense and reason: as, that a thing should be unequal to itself is absurd. That which is preposterous is the height of absurdity, an absurdity as conspicuous as getting a thing wrong side before; it excites amazement that any one should be capable of such an extreme of foolishness. That which is irrational is contrary to reason, but not especially to common sense. Unreasonable is more often used of the relation of men to each other; it implies less discredit to the understanding, but more to the will, indicating an unwillingness to conform to reason. Irrational ideas, conclusions; unreasonable demands, assumptions, people. An infatuated person is so possessed by a misleading idea or passion that his thoughts and conduct are controlled by it and turned into folly. He who is stupid appears to have little intelligence; that which is stupid is that which would be natural in a person whose powers of reasoning are defective or suspended.
- So unreasonable as to invite derision
LUDICROUS vs ABSURD: RELATED WORDS
- Risible, Silly, Idiotic, Illogical, Outrageous, Laughable, Humorous, Humourous, Derisory, Farcical, Foolish, Nonsensical, Preposterous, Absurd, Ridiculous
- Bizarre, Silly, Idiotic, Outrageous, Laughable, Unlogical, Derisory, Unreasonable, Incongruous, Foolish, Illogical, Nonsensical, Preposterous, Ridiculous, Ludicrous
LUDICROUS vs ABSURD: DESCRIBE WORDS
- Risible, Silly, Idiotic, Illogical, Outrageous, Laughable, Humorous, Humourous, Derisory, Farcical, Foolish, Nonsensical, Preposterous, Absurd, Ridiculous
- Bizarre, Silly, Idiotic, Outrageous, Laughable, Unlogical, Derisory, Unreasonable, Incongruous, Foolish, Illogical, Nonsensical, Preposterous, Ridiculous, Ludicrous
LUDICROUS vs ABSURD: SENTENCE EXAMPLES
- She spoke as if his dilemma were ludicrous.
- It is ludicrous to assume such a thing.
- Such ludicrous supposition only re enforces my view.
- New York City make laws that are ludicrous.
- This is ludicrous and I want a refund.
- George and it is for him as ludicrous.
- Your ludicrous costume reminds me of an undertaker.
- Just as ludicrous was the suggestion, from Sen.
- Now, these laws, Your Honors, are ludicrous in their inception and equally ludicrous in their application.
- Reiki is even more ludicrous than the already ludicrous acupuncture.
- For there are two types of great humorist: those who love to see a man absurd and those who hate to see him absurd.
- For him the tragedy of Ivan Ilyich is not that he lives in an absurd world, but that his approach to living is absurd.
- It made what he was thinking seem even more absurd, and he needed it to be absurd.
- Already the absurd is opposed to the absurd.
- But I think the stuff that holds up the best really is just the absurd, absurd visual puns.
- David Hume insult the Religionists, as absurd; They, him, as tentimes more absurd?
- And welcome to a new edition of Absurd Interviews: Being absurd before it was too mainstream!
- And welcome to a new edition of Absurd Interviews: Being absurd before it was too mainstream.
- Yankees is the most absurd part of this already absurd scenario.
- He would say bluntly that he takes absurd positions, makes absurd demands, says absurd things because that makes people say what they actually mean.
LUDICROUS vs ABSURD: QUESTIONS
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- When an author exaggerates personality defects to a ludicrous extreme?
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- What is the most ludicrous niche smartphone available?
- What does Camus mean by authenticity and the absurd?
- Does an absurd argument lead to a normal conclusion?
- What is Meursault's absurd belief about human nature?
- What is absurd According to the Cambridge English corpus?
- What is Brecht's contribution to theatre of absurd?
- Is there anything so absurd as the English tragicomedy?
- What are the characteristics of absurd theatre form?
- How did existentialism influence theatre of the absurd?
- Is zombie infestation still an absurd build-around?
- How does Esslin use the word absurd in theatre of the absurd?