"absurdist" meaning in English

See absurdist in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /əbˈsɜːd.əst/ [Received-Pronunciation], /æbˈsɝd.əst/ [US], /əbˈsɝd.əst/ [US]
Etymology: From absurd + -ist. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|absurd|ist}} absurd + -ist Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} absurdist (not comparable)
  1. Of, or relating to absurdism. Tags: not-comparable Translations (relating to absurdism): absurdistisk (Norwegian Bokmål), absurd (Norwegian Bokmål), absurdystyczny (Polish), absurdista (Portuguese), абсурди́стский (absurdístskij) (Russian), absurdistisk (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-absurdist-en-adj-en:adjective

Noun

IPA: /əbˈsɜːd.əst/ [Received-Pronunciation], /æbˈsɝd.əst/ [US], /əbˈsɝd.əst/ [US] Forms: absurdists [plural]
Etymology: From absurd + -ist. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|absurd|ist}} absurd + -ist Head templates: {{en-noun}} absurdist (plural absurdists)
  1. An advocate of absurdism, in particular a writer of absurd topics. Categories (topical): People Translations (writer of absurd topics): absurdisti (Finnish), absurdist [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), absurdalista [masculine] (Polish), absurdysta [masculine] (Polish), absurdista [feminine, masculine] (Portuguese), абсурди́ст (absurdíst) [masculine] (Russian), абсурди́ст (absurdýst) [masculine] (Ukrainian), абсурди́стка (absurdýstka) [feminine] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-absurdist-en-noun-en:person Disambiguation of People: 16 84 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ist, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 94 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ist: 10 90 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 9 91 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 8 92 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 95 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 10 90 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations: 11 89 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 10 90 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 9 91 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 7 93 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 8 92 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 10 90

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