absurdity

[ ab-sur-di-tee, -zur- ]

noun

, plural ab·surd·i·ties.

1. the state or quality of being absurd.
2. something absurd.

Other Words From

• super·ab·surdi·ty noun plural superabsurdities

Word History and Origins

Origin of absurdity¹

First recorded in 1425–75; late Middle English absurdite, from Middle French, from Late Latin absurditās; absurd + -ity

Example Sentences

She adds that it also gives us a chance "to laugh at the absurdity of pageantry".

From BBC

When he eventually explodes into thinking, delivering a monologue of disordered intellectual half-thoughts and rhetorical tics, the stage convulses in Lewis Carroll absurdity.

From Los Angeles Times

If ever there was an example to perfectly illustrate the absurdity of Friday's Mike Tyson vs Jake Paul fight, it is this:

From BBC

Momentum grinding to a halt, the absurdities and indignities that unfolded before this point are all but forgotten, lost in a swirl of badly rendered pixels.

From Los Angeles Times

The young Lakers coach was about to use a well-worn coaching adage, chuckling at the absurdity of offering a “back in my day” to anyone listening.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• craziness
• farce
• folly
• foolishness
• idiocy
• insanity
• silliness
• stupidity