#12 absurd

absurd (adjective)- at variance with reason, incongruous, ridiculous,

- in philosophy - the notion, chiefly in existentialist thought, that the world is neither designed nor predictable, but is irrational and meaningless

- C16 via French from Latin absurdus - dissonant, senseless

Doubt is not a pleasant condition, but certainty is absurd. ~ Voltaire

I am amazed about how everyone wants to know about my love life. They whisper to me, 'Tell me the truth? Is it true?' Who cares? Because we have this job, we are to say to everybody what we do, or with whom we sleep? It's a bit absurd, but that's why everybody lies so much. ~ Penelope Cruz

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