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

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. absurdity, absurdness, ridiculousness(noun)

   a message whose content is at variance with reason

2. absurdity, fatuity, fatuousness, silliness(noun)

   a ludicrous folly

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

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. absurdity(Noun)

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

2. absurdity(Noun)

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

Origin: * First attested probably in 1472.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Absurdity(noun)

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

2. Absurdity(noun)

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

Origin: [L. absurditas: cf. F. absurdite.]

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. Tony Nadal:

   I also think about the absurdity of war.

2. Napoleon Bonaparte:

   In politics, absurdity is not a handicap.

3. Paul Jenkins:

   We're just kind of addressing the absurdity of it, frankly.

4. Al Franken:

   I had a career in identifying absurdity, and I know it when I see it.

5. Marcel Proust:

   The fixity of a habit is generally in direct proportion to its absurdity.

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