[ UK /ɐbsˈɜːdɪti/ ]
[ US /əbˈsɝdəti/ ]
NOUN
  1. a ludicrous folly
    the crowd laughed at the absurdity of the clown's behavior
  2. a message whose content is at variance with reason
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How To Use absurdity In A Sentence

  • But a moment's reflection shows the absurdity of this idea.
  • And the traces of this absurdity are visible in the mien of our politicians.
  • Stephen Spruiell at the NRO noted the absurdity of Krugman's complaint that bloggers might use the same responses to rebut Krugman's repeated statements of the same ideology.
  • well-meaning ineptitude that rises to empyreal absurdity
  • He plays it deadpan, with impeccable style and fastidious attention to detail, but of course that only enhances the absurdity.
  • The world is glue, pitch, paste—always too pliant; a dough that softly kneads the kneader, and whispers to the hand the material absurdity that it should loosen its grip, renounce its labor.
  • As an absolute and omnicompetent power, from the standpoint of psychological realism it is both an ethical travesty and a practical absurdity.
  • Old Ebbits looked at me in childlike wonder, while Zilla sneered openly at the absurdity of my question. THE WHITE MAN'S WAY
  • His responses are delivered without so much as even a change in inflection, always acknowledging the absurdity of his circumstances and the unfortunate reality that has come as a result. This Week in DVD & Blu-ray: A Serious Man, Couples Retreat, Bronson, and More | /Film
  • Almost all absurdity of conduct arises from the imitation of those whom we cannot resemble. Samuel Johnson 
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