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.

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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.

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1. absurdity

   Absurdity is the quality or state of being ridiculous, illogical, irrational, or wildly unreasonable. It often refers to instances or ideas that defy common sense or logical thinking, or to the humor arising from such situations. In philosophy, it also refers to the conflict between the human tendency to seek inherent value and meaning in life and the human inability to find any in a purposeless, meaningless or chaotic universe.

2. absurdity

   Absurdity refers to something that is extremely unreasonable, illogical or inappropriate to the point where it is almost laughable or ridiculous. It can also refer to the state or condition in which human beings exist in a meaningless, irrational universe wherein people's lives have no purpose or order.

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. Gavin Newsom:

   Or it ’ll get them to reconsider the absurdity of their previous decision.

2. Vaclav Havel:

   I am not sure one is capable of reflecting absurdity without having a strong sense of meaning. Absurdity makes sense only against a meaningful background. It is the deeper meaning that is shedding light on the absurdity. There must be a vanish point, a metaphysical horizon if you will where absurdity and meaning merge.”

3. European Economics Commissioner Pierre Moscovici:

   This is perhaps something for domestic politics. It's a career plan, a Plan C for Mr Varoufakis, everything done in a dilettante way is an absurdity.

4. Taylor Budowich:

   To add to the absurdity, neither the committee nor JPMorgan Chase will provide me with a copy of the actual contents of the subpoena.

5. Vladimir Putins:

   Neither the authorities nor any groups of citizens have the right to violate the law and carry the situation to the point of absurdity or cause scuffles with the authorities, this is against the law, and all who committed these violations have to be held accountable under the Russian law.

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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. ^ ChatGPT
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6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/absurdity