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1. Something that is is absurd or ridiculous; a logical contradiction
   - absurdness, ridiculousness
    
2. A ludicrous folly
   "the crowd laughed at the absurdity of the clown's behaviour"
   - fatuity, fatuousness, silliness

Derived forms: absurdities

See also: absurd

Type of: bunk, folly, foolishness, hokum, meaninglessness, nonsense, nonsensicality, unwiseness

Encyclopedia: Absurdity