Hypertext Webster Gateway: "absurdity"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Absurdity \Ab*surd"i*ty\ (-[i^]*t[y^]), n.; pl. {Absurdities}
(-t[i^]z). [L. absurditas: cf. F. absurdite.]
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.
2. That which is absurd; an absurd action; a logical
contradiction.
His travels were full of absurdities. --Johnson.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
absurdity
n 1: a message whose content is at variance with reason [syn: {absurdness},
{ridiculousness}]
2: a ludicrous folly; "the crowd laughed at the absurdity of
the clown's behavior" [syn: {fatuity}, {fatuousness}, {silliness}]
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