Other Word Forms
- superabsurdity noun
Etymology
Origin of absurdity
First recorded in 1425–75; late Middle English absurdite, from Middle French, from Late Latin absurditās; absurd + -ity
Example Sentences
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"You could go back to the Middle Ages - when people are dominated, they use absurdity to speak the truth a little bit and still have plausible deniability."
From BBC
Now the late-night animation channel has a new offering: “Haha, You Clowns,” which is much in the same vein of saccharine sincerity mixed with awkward absurdity.
From Salon
Alerted to the absurdity of the claim, she revised it — to having saved 258 million lives.
From Los Angeles Times
Your Dec. 16 editorial “After the Jimmy Lai Verdict” has reached new heights of absurdity.
The movie became a reference by which the absurdities of real-life rock ’n’ roll pretension would forever be measured.
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