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UK
/ɐbsˈɜːdɪti/
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[ US /əbˈsɝdəti/ ]
[ US /əbˈsɝdəti/ ]
NOUN
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a ludicrous folly
the crowd laughed at the absurdity of the clown's behavior - a message whose content is at variance with reason
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