absurdity
noun/əbˈsɜrdɪti/
Frequency rank: #10,446 most common English word
Meaning
the quality of being wildly unreasonable, illogical, or inappropriate; something ridiculous.
Example sentence
The crowd laughed at the absurdity of his proposal to build a bridge to the moon.
Synonyms & related words
- nonsense
- ridiculousness
- foolishness
- lunacy
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