absurdity

[ab-sur-di-tee, -zur-]

noun

plural

absurdities 

1. the state or quality of being absurd.

2. something absurd.

Other Word Forms

• superabsurdity noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of absurdity¹

First recorded in 1425–75; late Middle English absurdite, from Middle French, from Late Latin absurditās; absurd + -ity

Example Sentences

Over on X, another observer summed up the absurdity in a different way.

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I should say it begins with finding absurdity in the ordinary, humor in the serious.

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The film sets its absurdities aside for a final moment of sincere directness.

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Perhaps the greatest pleasure of the nonlinear narrative lies in its awareness of the complexities and sheer absurdities that shape every human’s existence.

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Eisman also put a fine point on the absurdity they saw everywhere around them.

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Related Words

• craziness 
• farce 
• folly 
• foolishness 
• idiocy 
• insanity 
• silliness 
• stupidity