Complete Definition of "absurdity"

English

Etymology
Latin absurditas: compare French absurdité

Noun
absurdity (plural absurdities)

  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

  1. That which is absurd; an absurd action; a logical contradiction.

#* His travels were full of absurdities. - Johnson

Translations
trans-top|the quality of being absurd
Hungarian: t|hu|abszurdum
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trans-top|an absurd action
Hungarian: t|hu|abszurdum, t|hu|képtelenség
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ttbc|Norwegian: meningsløshet, urimelighet c
ttbc|Turkish: saçmalık
ttbc|Ukrainian: :uk:аб���д
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