absurdity : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: absurdity	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
absurdity n a message whose content is at variance with reason [syn: absurdity, absurdness, ridiculousness] a ludicrous folly; "the crowd laughed at the absurdity of the clown's behavior" Synonym(s): absurdity, fatuity, fatuousness, silliness
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Absurdity \Absurd"ity\ (-[icr]t[ycr]), n.; pl. {Absurdities} (-t[icr]z). [L. absurditas: cf. F. absurdite.] 1. The quality of being absurd or inconsistent with obvious truth, reason, or sound judgment. [bd]The absurdity* of the actual idea of an infinite number.[b8] --Locke. 2. That which is absurd; an absurd action; a logical contradiction. His travels were full of absurdities. --Johnson.