absurd
adjective
utterly or obviously senseless, illogical, or untrue; contrary to all reason or common sense; laughably foolish or false.
absurdness
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a word derived from
absurd.
Example Sentences
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The stories have a 3 a.m.-in-the-diner quality to them; the absurdness of the events, Murphy’s dramatized telling and Chappelle’s acting made them instant classics.
From Salon ● Apr. 12, 2017
Impatient woman, will you be so stiff In this absurdness?
From A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 7 by Various
But we gentlemen know it is of absurdness, and most untrue.
From Fire Mountain A Thrilling Sea Story by Norman Springer
What a magician for conjuring up scenes of joy or sorrow, smoothing all asperities, reconciling all incongruities, veiling all absurdness, softening every coarseness, doubling every effect by the influence of the imagination.
From Romance Two Lectures by Sir Walter Alexander Raleigh
Absurdity -- N. absurdity, absurdness &c. adj.; imbecility &c.
From Roget's Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases by Peter Mark Roget
