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Definition of Absurdity
1. Noun. A message whose content is at variance with reason.
Generic synonyms: Bunk, Hokum, Meaninglessness, Nonsense, Nonsensicality
Derivative terms: Absurd, Absurd, Absurd, Ridiculous, Ridiculous
2. Noun. A ludicrous folly. "The crowd laughed at the absurdity of the clown's behavior"
Generic synonyms: Folly, Foolishness, Unwiseness
Derivative terms: Absurd, Fatuous, Fatuous, Silly, Silly
Definition of Absurdity
1. n. The quality of being absurd or inconsistent with obvious truth, reason, or sound judgment.
Definition of Absurdity
1. Noun. The quality of being absurd or inconsistent with obvious truth, reason, or sound judgment. ¹
2. Noun. That which is absurd; an absurd action; a logical contradiction. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Absurdity
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Absurdity
Literary usage of Absurdity
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Writings of George Washington by George Washington (1889)
"... by way of Winchester, to this place,1 which gave him a good opportunity to
see the absurdity of the route, and of damning it very heartily. Colo. ..."
2. Our Wild Indians: Thirty-three Years Personal Experience Among the Red Men by Richard Irving Dodge (1884)
"The "Treaty System" — Its absurdity — Stipulations that cannot be Kept ...
The mere statement of the case is sufficient demonstration of its absurdity, ..."
3. The Works of Jeremy Bentham by Jeremy Bentham, John Bowring (1839)
"The filth of the harpy finds, in the mixture of mendacity and absurdity poured
forth from their lips and from their pens, its not unworthy representative ..."
4. The Works of Hannah More: With a Sketch of Her Life by Hannah More (1827)
"The fervour without the absurdity; the sound principle of justice without the
... ID spite of my thorough belief of the i ice and absurdity of my suspicion, ..."
5. Advocate of Peace by American Peace Society (1864)
"absurdity OP WAR.—War is quite an incomprehensible mystery. ... Were it not a
fact, the very idea of war would be the extremest absurdity. ..."
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