absurdity
noun
ab·sur·di·ty
əb-ˈsər-də-tē 
-ˈzər-
-ˈzər-
plural absurdities
1
: the quality or state of being absurd : absurdness
They laughed at the absurdity of the situation.
2
: something that is absurd
the absurdities of life
Examples of absurdity in a Sentence
to say men can't cook as well as women is of course an absurdity
the absurdity of expecting a 98-year-old woman to adequately supervise four six-year-olds
Recent Examples on the Web
Mika Rottenberg’s work explores the pure absurdities of our current world.
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Nargess Banks, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025
These over-the-top moments and the absurdity of its title may be the elements that made Zombi 2 famous, but beneath them is a movie with an eerie, uncanny vibe that's shockingly easy to get lost in.
—James Grebey, Time, 20 June 2025
The special may have felt like a punctuation mark on the season, but there were still eight more episodes and a barrage of absurdities to lampoon courtesy of the new administration.
—Mikey O'Connell, HollywoodReporter, 16 June 2025
Read: The sincerity and absurdity of Hollywood’s best action franchise
Where De Palma and Woo focused on visual panache, Abrams and Bird stretched the limits of tone—and in doing so, revealed the adaptability of the franchise.
—Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 31 May 2025
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Nargess Banks, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025
These over-the-top moments and the absurdity of its title may be the elements that made Zombi 2 famous, but beneath them is a movie with an eerie, uncanny vibe that's shockingly easy to get lost in.
—James Grebey, Time, 20 June 2025
The special may have felt like a punctuation mark on the season, but there were still eight more episodes and a barrage of absurdities to lampoon courtesy of the new administration.
—Mikey O'Connell, HollywoodReporter, 16 June 2025
Read: The sincerity and absurdity of Hollywood’s best action franchise
Where De Palma and Woo focused on visual panache, Abrams and Bird stretched the limits of tone—and in doing so, revealed the adaptability of the franchise.
—Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 31 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for absurdity
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“Absurdity.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/absurdity. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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