Definitions for Absurdity
æbˈsɜr dɪ ti, -ˈzɜr-ab·sur·di·ty

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. absurdity, absurdness, ridiculousnessnoun

   a message whose content is at variance with reason

2. absurdity, fatuity, fatuousness, sillinessnoun

   a ludicrous folly

   "the crowd laughed at the absurdity of the clown's behavior"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. absurditynoun

   The quality of being absurd or inconsistent with obvious truth, reason, or sound judgment.

2. absurditynoun

   That which is absurd; an absurd action; a logical contradiction.

3. Etymology: * First attested probably in 1472.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Absurditynoun

   Etymology: from absurd.

   1. The quality of being absurd; want of judgment applied to men; want of propriety applied to things.

   How clear soever this idea of the infinity of number be, there is nothing more evident than the absurdity of the actual idea of an infinite number. John Locke.

   2. That which is absurd; as, his travels were full of absurdities. In which sense it has a plural.

   That satisfaction we receive from the opinion of some preeminence in ourselves, when we see the absurdities of another, or when we reflect on any past absurdities of our own. Joseph Addison, Spectator, №. 249.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Absurdity

   An absurdity is a state or condition of being extremely unreasonable, meaningless or unsound in reason so as to be irrational or not taken seriously. "Absurd" is an adjective used to describe an absurdity, e.g., "Tyler and the boys laughed at the absurd situation." It derives from the Latin absurdum meaning "out of tune", hence irrational. The Latin surdus means "deaf", implying stupidity. Absurdity is contrasted with being realistic or reasonable In general usage, absurdity may be synonymous with fanciful, foolish, bizarre, wild or nonsense. In specialized usage, absurdity is related to extremes in bad reasoning or pointlessness in reasoning; ridiculousness is related to extremes of incongruous juxtaposition, laughter, and ridicule; and nonsense is related to a lack of meaningfulness. Absurdism is a concept in philosophy related to the notion of absurdity.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Absurditynoun

   the quality of being absurd or inconsistent with obvious truth, reason, or sound judgment

2. Absurditynoun

   that which is absurd; an absurd action; a logical contradiction

3. Etymology: [L. absurditas: cf. F. absurdite.]

Matched Categories

1. • Folly
   • Nonsense

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Absurdity in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Absurdity in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of Absurdity in a Sentence

1. Bernie Sanders:

   This proposal completely eliminates student debt in this country and ends the absurdity of sentencing an entire generation, the millennial generation, to a lifetime of debt.

2. Chris Cuomo:

   You can dismiss the absurdity of this, right? What is this, like ‘Fahrenheit 451?’ No. This is modern day, and it is messaging that may work.

3. Peyton Reed:

   He has this wit about him, he's such an amazing dramatic, comedic actor. There is a sort of inherent absurdity to 'Ant-Man', he shrinks and controls ants and Paul is so great as that character, acknowledging the weirdness of the basic idea.

4. Artyom Nazarov:

   To live in a country that is descending into an abyss of absurdity and fear is much more frightening than what happened to me or could happen there (on Sunday).

5. Arthur Schopenhauer:

   There is no absurdity so palpable but that it may be firmly planted in the human head if you only begin to inculcate it before the age of five, by constantly repeating it with an air of great solemnity.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Absurdity
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Absurdity
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Absurdity
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Absurdity
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Absurdity