ab·surd·i·ty
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| 1. | the state or quality of being absurd. |
| 2. | something absurd. |
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adj.
n. The condition or state in which humans exist in a meaningless, irrational universe wherein people's lives have no purpose or meaning. Used chiefly with the. [Latin absurdus, out of tune, absurd : ab-, intensive pref.; see ab-1 + surdus, deaf, muffled.] ab·surd'i·ty (-sûr'dĭ-tē, -zûr'-), ab·surd'ness n., ab·surd'ly adv. |
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absurdity
1528, from M.Fr. absurdité, from L. absurditatem (nom. absurditas) "dissonance, incongruity," from absurdus "out of tune, senseless," from ab- intens. prefix + surdus "dull, deaf, mute" (see susurration). The main modern sense is a fig. one, "out of harmony with reason or propriety."
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| absurdity | |
noun | |
| 1. | a message whose content is at variance with reason |
| 2. | a ludicrous folly; "the crowd laughed at the absurdity of the clown's behavior" |
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Absurdity
Ab*surd"i*ty\ (-[i^]*t[y^]), n.; pl. Absurdities (-t[i^]z). [L. absurditas: cf. F. absurdite.]1. The quality of being absurd or inconsistent with obvious truth, reason, or sound judgment. "The absurdity of the actual idea of an infinite number." --Locke. 2. That which is absurd; an absurd action; a logical contradiction. His travels were full of absurdities. --Johnson.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
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