absurdity, fatuity, fatuousness, silliness
(noun) a ludicrous folly; “the crowd laughed at the absurdity of the clown’s behavior”
absurdity, absurdness, ridiculousness
(noun) a message whose content is at variance with reason
Source: WordNet® 3.1
absurdity (countable and uncountable, plural absurdities)
(countable) That which is absurd; an absurd action; a logical contradiction. [First attested in the late 15th century.]
(uncountable)Â The quality of being absurd or inconsistent with obvious truth, reason, or sound judgment. [First attested in the early 16th century.]
(obsolete, rare) Dissonance. [Attested from around 1350 to 1470 until the late 17th century.]
Source: Wiktionary
Ab*surd"i*ty, n.; pl. Absurdities. Etym: [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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
10 June 2025
(noun) the discipline that studies the principles of transmiting information and the methods by which it is delivered (as print or radio or television etc.); “communications is his major field of study”
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