absurdity
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6.1
- noun
- /əbˈsɜrdɪti/
- The voice is that of an independent person reminding us of the absurdities that permeate our daily lives.
- the absurdity of life
- see the absurdity
- realize the absurdity
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Watch on YouTubeThey used dreams and the absurdity of dreams as inspiration for their work.
- They used dreams and the absurdity of dreams as inspiration for their work.
- Well, then coherence is the opposite of absurdity.
- But think of the absurdity of how everyone is thinking about things.
- And it's the absurdity of not being able to give us that much.
- And Voltaire put it well when he said those who can get you to believe absurdities can get you to do inhumanities.
- And in other words, they accept the absurdity in Night Vale, just as Camus recommended that we do in life.
- Has that had to the rest of your life, The absurdity and the cruelty of that?
- And then and then the the stranger, he makes use of the absurdity of life.
- So a lot of folks know about this, the absurdity of it and so on.
- Yeah, there's absurd, the absurdity, that stuff just happens randomly.
- And, and again, that all feeds into the absurdity of, of this show.
- Like it's acknowledging the absurdity of it.
Examples
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She pointed out the absurdity of trying to solve a complex problem with a simple solution.
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The brochure in front of him mocked him with the absurdity of that idea.
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But think of the absurdity of how everyone is thinking about things.
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And it's the absurdity of not being able to give us that much.
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You should laugh in the face of the absurdity of all of the things.
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And for me, you know, my life, may I, the absurdity, the being in touch with absurdity has been very, very helpful.
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Oh, Susan, enjoy the absurdity of our world.
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Yet Picasso turns that absurdity into a work of art.
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There's just an absurdity to the whole thing.
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He understood the absurdity of the situation.
Synonyms
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6.5
A serious mental illness that makes a person unable to think or behave normally
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2.6
Playful or foolish behavior that is not serious and often funny
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7.5
Extremely foolish behavior that shows very poor judgment
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6.2
A lack of clear, logical thinking
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4.9
Being very silly or clearly unreasonable
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7.2
A quality of being shocking or extreme
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6.1
Silly, harmless behavior that makes people laugh
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6.9
A state of being very strange or unusual that surprises people
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7.5
A situation so silly or unreasonable that people laugh and do not believe it
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9.9
A very silly and stupid idea or action
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6.0
An action or decision that is unfair and does not make sense
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8.4
Being very unusual in appearance, ideas, or behavior
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7.9
A state of being very silly and clearly against common sense
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9.5
A state of being foolish and not thinking clearly
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7.8
A way of thinking that does not follow clear reasons
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7.3
A situation that is very strange and does not make sense
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9.9
Being very silly and absurd so it seems like a bad joke
A quality of an idea or argument that has no clear, sensible reasons
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Etymology
Absurdity comes from the Latin word absurdus, which meant 'out of tune' or a wrong sound, like a note that does not fit in a song. So an absurdity is something that 'doesn't fit' with reason or sense, which is why we call an idea ridiculous or illogical.