absurdity
noun
[ əbˈsəːdɪti ]
• the quality or state of being ridiculous or wildly unreasonable.
• "Duncan laughed at the absurdity of the situation"
Similar:
preposterousness,
ridiculousness,
ludicrousness,
absurdness,
farcicality,
risibility,
idiocy,
stupidity,
foolishness,
folly,
silliness,
inanity,
insanity,
unreasonableness,
irrationality,
illogicality,
nonsensicality,
pointlessness,
senselessness,
incongruity,
craziness,
Origin:
late Middle English (in the sense ‘dissonance’): from Latin absurditas, from absurdus (see absurd).
