Definitions For Absurdism

Noun

ABSURDISM (plural - or s) (uncountable, philosophy) A philosophy which holds that the universe is chaotic and irrational and that any attempt to impose order will ultimately fail. First attested in the mid 20th century.{{R:SOED5, page=10}} (countable) absurdity, absurdity, something that is absurd

Translations

Arabic: عَبَثِيَّة Azerbaijani: absurdizm Chinese: : Mandarin: 荒謬主義, sc=Hani}}, {{t, cmn, 荒谬主义 (huāngmiùzhǔyì, sc=Hani) Finnish: absurdismi German: Absurdismus Italian: absurdism Japanese: 不条理 (ふじょうり, fujōri) Korean: 부조리, sc=Kore (不條理, sc=Hani) Lithuanian: absurdizmas Norwegian: absurdisme Polish: absurdyzm Portuguese: absurdismo, m Russian: абсурди́зм Spanish: absurdismo, filosofía del absurdo Swedish: absurdism Turkish: absürdizm absurdity

Etymology

absurd + ism

Is Absurdism a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary YES

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
14
Words with Friends
17

The word Absurdism is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends

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