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absurdity

ab·sur·dity

UK/əbˈsɜːd.ɪ.ti/ US/æbˈsɝd.ɪ.ti/ uncommon obsolete rare

noun

1.
2.

a ludicrous folly

  • “the crowd laughed at the absurdity of the clown”
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Origin

First attested around 1472. From Middle English absurdite, then from either Middle French absurdité, or from Late Latin absurditas (“dissonance, incongruity”), from Latin absurdus + -itas (“quality, state, degree”). Equivalent to absurd + -ity.

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