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- Dictionaryabsurdity/əbˈsəːdɪti/
noun
- 1. the quality or state of being ridiculous or wildly unreasonable: "Duncan laughed at the absurdity of the situation"
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ABSURDITY definition: 1. the quality of being stupid and unreasonable, or silly in a humorous way: 2. something that is…. Learn more.
: something that is absurd. the absurdities of life. Synonyms. asininity. bêtise. fatuity. folly. foolery. foppery. idiocy. imbecility. inanity. insanity. lunacy. stupidity. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of absurdity in a Sentence.
Absurdity is the state or condition of being unreasonable, meaningless, or so unsound as to be irrational. "Absurd" is the adjective used to describe absurdity, e.g., "Tyler and the boys laughed at the absurd situation." [ 1 ] . It derives from the Latin absurdum meaning "out of tune". [ 2 ] .
An absurdity is something ridiculously foolish. The U.S. declaring war on Fiji would be an absurdity. This is the noun form of the adjective absurd, which means silly, hard-to-believe, and kind of crazy. Unless it's Halloween, it would be an absurdity to show up to school in a chicken suit.
Absurdity definition: the state or quality of being absurd. . See examples of ABSURDITY used in a sentence.
: ridiculously unreasonable, unsound, or incongruous. an absurd argument. : extremely silly or ridiculous. absurd humor. 2. : having no rational or orderly relationship to human life : meaningless. an absurd universe. also : lacking order or value. an absurd existence. 3. : dealing with the absurd (see absurd entry 2) or with absurdism.
1. a. Extremely unreasonable, incongruous, or inappropriate: an absurd request. b. Impossible to take seriously; silly: a character who goes through many absurd adventures. See Synonyms at foolish. 2. Of, relating to, or manifesting the view that there is no order or meaning in human life or in the universe. 3. Of or relating to absurdism. n.
