The meaning of Absurdity

Absurdity – definition

noun
The quality or state of being ridiculous or wildly unreasonable.
Usage examples:
Duncan laughed at the absurdity of the situation
Synonims:
Preposterousness Ridiculousness Ludicrousness Absurdness Farcicality Risibility Idiocy Stupidity Foolishness Folly Silliness Inanity Insanity Unreasonableness Irrationality Illogicality Nonse

noun
The quality of being stupid and unreasonable, or silly in a humorous way
Usage examples:
Standing there naked, i was suddenly struck by the absurdity of the situation., we laughed about th…

Absurdity translation into English

Absurdity: translate from English into Chinese

荒谬, 胡说八道, 废话

Absurdity: translate from English into Dutch

Absurditeit, Ongerijmdheid, Dwaasheid, Onzinnigheid

Absurdity: translate from English into French

Absurdité

Absurdity: translate from English into German

Absurdität, Widersinn, Absurde, Lächerlichkeit, Unding, Unsinnigkeit

Absurdity: translate from English into Hindi

मूर्खता, विसंगति, असंगति, मूर्खता का कार्य, अनौचित्य, अयुक्तता, अर्थहीनता

Absurdity: translate from English into Italian

Assurdità, Assurdo

Absurdity: translate from English into Korean

부조리, 불합리, 어리석은 일

Absurdity: translate from English into Russian

Абсурд, Абсурдность, Нелепость, Глупость, Вздор, Смехотворность, Нелепое утверждение

Absurdity: translate from English into Spanish

Absurdo, Absurdidad, Disparate, Despropósito, Absurdidez

Word origin

late Middle English (in the sense ‘dissonance’): from Latin absurditas, from absurdus (see absurd).

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Absurdity – similar words

absurdism

noun
Intentionally ridiculous or bizarre behaviour or character.
Usage examples:
The absurdism of the dada movement

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absurder

adjective
Wildly unreasonable, illogical, or inappropriate.
Usage examples:
The allegations are patently absurd

noun
An absurd state of affairs.
Usage examples:
The incidents that followed bordered on the absurd

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absurd

adjective
Wildly unreasonable, illogical, or inappropriate.
Usage examples:
The allegations are patently absurd

noun
An absurd state of affairs.
Usage examples:
The incidents that followed bordered on the absurd

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Absurdity synonims

folly

noun
Lack of good sense; foolishness.
Usage examples:
An act of sheer folly

noun
The condition of being foolish, or a foolish action or belief
Usage examples:
[ + to infinitive ] it would be folly to attempt a trip in this snowstorm.

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foolishness

noun
Lack of good sense or judgement; stupidity.
Usage examples:
She was realizing the foolishness of her actions

noun
The quality of being unwise, stupid, or not showing good judgment
Usage examples:
The foolishness of youth, she has already apologised for her foolishness.

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idiocy

noun
Extremely stupid behaviour.
Usage examples:
The idiocy of decimating yew forests

All meanings and translations of Idiocy

illogicality

noun
The quality of not being reasonable, wise, or practical, or of not following a plan or system that has been carefully thought about
Usage examples:
He was apparently unaware of the illogicality of his statement., the illogicalities of english spel…

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inanity

noun
A nonsensical remark or action.
Usage examples:
They utter whatever inanities will get them elected

noun
The quality of being extremely silly or having no real meaning or importance, or something that is extremely silly like this
Usage examples:
I was amazed at the inanity of her comments., his speech was full of inanities that were meant to b…

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insanity

noun
The state of being seriously mentally ill; madness.
Usage examples:
He suffered from bouts of insanity

noun
Mental illness
Usage examples:
The jury found him innocent on the grounds of temporary insanity.

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irrationality

noun
The quality of being illogical or unreasonable.
Usage examples:
The sheer irrationality of continuing a policy doomed to failure

noun
The fact of not using reason or clear thinking
Usage examples:
The play is a tragicomedy about the terrifying irrationality of love., the apparent irrationality o…

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ludicrousness

noun
The fact of being stupid or unreasonable and deserving to be laughed at
Usage examples:
It points out the ludicrousness of anyone thinking that fast food is fine dining.

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ridiculousness

noun
The quality or state of deserving or inviting derision or mockery.
Usage examples:
I recognize the sheer ridiculousness of being afraid of something the size of my thumbnail

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risibility

noun
The quality of being so bad or lacking in quality or usefulness that it deserves to be laughed at
Usage examples:
Her leadership descended into risibility., this gives you an idea of the risibility of some of thei…

All meanings and translations of Risibility

silliness

noun
Lack of common sense or judgement; foolishness.
Usage examples:
She had to laugh at her own silliness

All meanings and translations of Silliness

stupidity

noun
Behaviour that shows a lack of good sense or judgement.
Usage examples:
I can't believe my own stupidity

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