absurdity (redirected from absurdities)

ab·surd  (b-sûrd, -zûrd)

adj.

1. Ridiculously incongruous or unreasonable. See Synonyms at foolish.

2. Of, relating to, or manifesting the view that there is no order or value in human life or in the universe.

3. Of or relating to absurdism or the absurd.

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.

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[Latin absurdus, out of tune, absurd : ab-, intensive pref.; see ab-¹ + surdus, deaf, muffled.]

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ab·surdi·ty (-sûrd-t, -zûr-), ab·surdness n.

ab·surdly adv.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	absurdity - a message whose content is at variance with reason absurdness, ridiculousness hokum, meaninglessness, nonsense, nonsensicality, bunk - a message that seems to convey no meaning
	2.	absurdity - a ludicrous folly; "the crowd laughed at the absurdity of the clown's behavior" fatuity, fatuousness, silliness folly, foolishness, unwiseness - the trait of acting stupidly or rashly

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absurdity

noun ridiculousness, nonsense, folly, stupidity, foolishness, silliness, idiocy, irrationality, incongruity, meaninglessness, daftness (informal), senselessness, illogicality, ludicrousness, unreasonableness, preposterousness, farcicality, craziness (informal), bêtise (rare), farcicalness, illogicalness I get angry at the absurdity of a situation.

Quotations
"absurdity: a statement of belief manifestly inconsistent with one's own opinion" [Ambrose Bierce The Devil's Dictionary]

Translations

absurdity [əbˈsəːdɪtɪ] N

1. (= quality) → lo absurdo

2. (= act of madness) → locura f, disparate m
it would be an absurdity to try → sería una locura or un disparate intentarlo
it would be an absurdity to say that → sería absurdo decir eso

absurdity [əbˈsɜː^rdɪti] n (= ridiculousness) → absurdité f

absurdity

n → Absurde(s) nt no pl (→ of an +dat); (thing etc also) → Absurdität f

absurdity [əbˈsɜːdɪtɪ] n

a. (no pl, see adj) → assurdità, assurdo, ridicolaggine f

b. (thing) → assurdità f inv
the absurdities of life → le assurdità della vita