Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

theater of the absurd

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.80 in modern English

Syllables: the-ater of the ab-surd
IPA

30

Scrabble Score

18

Letters

3

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

n

plays stressing the irrational or illogical aspects of life, usually to show that modern life is pointless

Example Sentences

"Samuel Beckett and Eugene Ionesco have written plays for the theater of the absurd"

Questions

What does theater of the absurd mean?: plays stressing the irrational or illogical aspects of life, usually to show that modern life is pointless

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