Other Word Forms
- superabsurdity noun
Etymology
Origin of absurdity
First recorded in 1425–75; late Middle English absurdite, from Middle French, from Late Latin absurditās; absurd + -ity
Example Sentences
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A passage in which an argument erupts over which nearby shop sells the best donuts, for instance, descends into absurdity when Mr. Eddy suddenly rises from his state of near-unconsciousness to offer his opinion.
When presented without theatrical aspect but as a private process of the imagination, it becomes a lavishly lovable antidote to our too often accepting the world’s absurdity only as dooms-scrollable tragedy.
From Los Angeles Times
Despite the show’s inherent absurdity, “there’s truly a lot of consumer demand for it,” Justine Moore, a partner on the investing team at Andreessen Horowitz said.
Ben Gregg, head of welfare at the Centre for Social Justice think tank, said the figures showed the "absurdity of the 'relative low-income' measure".
From BBC
"Perhaps the real absurdity lies not in imagining a tool-using cow, but in assuming such a thing could never exist."
From Science Daily
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