Meaninglessness

2 words in this vocabulary list

noun the quality or state of being absurd; something that is absurd

  • The absurdity of the situation was evident to all who were present.
  • It's just pure absurdity, I can't even believe it.
  • The whole thing is just straight-up absurdity, man.
  • The absurdity of his excuses reached new heights.

noun a philosophical belief or literary genre that posits the idea that human existence is irrational, meaningless, and absurd

  • Absurdism is a philosophical belief that life is inherently meaningless and irrational.
  • I find absurdism to be an interesting perspective on the absurdity of life.
  • Some people think absurdism is just a fancy way of saying life is a joke.
  • The playwright's use of absurdism in the play highlighted the chaotic and nonsensical nature of the human experience.