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absurdist

ab·surd·ist [ əb-ˈsər-dist]

absurdist

adjective

Definition of absurdist

: of, relating to, or characterized by the absurd or by absurdism : absurd
//absurdist literature an absurdist sense of humor

Other Words from absurdist

absurdist noun

Recent Examples on the Web

//This was not really the kind of exhibition for her museum, which primarily focused on the Dada art movement — an absurdist form of expressionism that rose in reaction to the horrors of World War I.
— Ruby Mellen, Washington Post, "Four unexpected places where the Berlin Wall still stands," 8 Nov. 2019
//This year’s Days and Nights Festival, last month, brought the premiere of a darkly comic, slyly poignant short opera — for just three singers, keyboard and harp — to the text of an absurdist play by María Irene Fornés.
— Zachary Woolfe, New York Times, "Philip Glass Is Too Busy to Care About Legacy," 7 Nov. 2019
//Like a lot of guys who chased the Mafia, Frank Rock thought Breslin’s absurdist take on the Mafia was closer to reality than Francis Ford Coppola’s masterpiece.
— BostonGlobe.com, "Pacino took the role of Michael Corleone and DeNiro won the part Pacino had ditched.," 5 Nov. 2019
//Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc, David Schwimmer, and Matthew Perry in an adaptation of Luigi Pirandello’s 1921 absurdist play Six Characters in Search of an Author?
— Emma Specter, Vogue, "Jennifer Aniston Says the Friends Cast Is Working on Something Together," 28 Oct. 2019
//Brodsky is known for creating installations that take the objects of the everyday (say, hand railings) and deploying them in absurdist ways (placing that handrail in a corner to nowhere).
— Los Angeles Times, "Datebook: How L.A. photographer George Rodriguez chronicled every corner of the city," 17 Oct. 2019
//Mackertich identifies as a bisexual and seems most comfortable pushing boundaries -- their videos are chock-full of discordant imagery and absurdist themes.
— Dave Brooks, Billboard, "Music Vets Jon Halperin & Adam LaRue Sign Aussie Metal Band Dregg to Management Deal," 4 Oct. 2019
//Their commentary is often insightful, sometimes problematic, but always peppered with dark absurdist comedy.
— Wired, "Authority Figures: Movie Talk and the Rise of Review Culture," 1 Oct. 2019
//In the absurdist latest trip into Martin’s sharp, demented mind, two married couples get together for a starlit dinner party to watch a once-in-a-lifetime meteor shower.
— Andrea Simakis, cleveland, "‘The Scottsboro Boys’ and ‘Disgraced’ part of Beck Center’s ambitious lineup: Fall Theater Preview 2019," 29 Sep. 2019

First Known Use of absurdist

1946, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for absurdist

absurd entry 1 + -ist entry 1 (probably after French absurdiste)

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