absurdist
/æbˈsɝd.əst/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 2.37 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "The basic assumptions of our way of life as we traditionally justified it are being questioned by that revolt of the young absurdists."
- "But Mr. Albert was a leader of the Yippies, inasmuch as there were leaders, from before the formal hatching of the self-styled gang of political absurdists in January 1968 until they faded away after Vietnam."
- "The tragically backward, sometimes absurdist hallmarks of the People's Democratic Republic of Korea and in particular its leader, Kim Jong Il, are well known. There's Kim's Elton John eyeglasses and cotton-candy hairdo, for instance."
Etymology
Etymology tree English absurd Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English absurdist From absurd + -ist.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /æbˈsɝd.əst/
- British English: /əbˈsɜːd.əst/