English noun: absurdity | |||
1. | absurdity (communication) a message whose content is at variance with reason | ||
Synonyms | absurdness, ridiculousness | ||
Broader (hypernym) | bunk, hokum, meaninglessness, nonsense, nonsensicality | ||
2. | absurdity (attribute) a ludicrous folly | ||
Samples | The crowd laughed at the absurdity of the clown's behavior. | ||
Synonyms | fatuity, fatuousness, silliness | ||
Broader (hypernym) | folly, foolishness, unwiseness | ||