absurdity
ab•surdBrE /əbˈsɜːd/
NAmE /əbˈsɜːrd/
adjective
word origin
example bank1 completely ridiculous; not logical and sensible
example bank
ridiculous
That uniform makes the guards look absurd.
Of course it's not true, what an absurd idea. 2 the absurd noun [singular] things that are or that seem to be absurd
He has a good sense of the absurd.
ab•surd•ity /BrE
əbˈsɜːdəti; NAmE
əbˈsɜːrdəti/ noun [uncountable, countable] (pl. ab•surd•ities)
It was only later that she could see the absurdity of the situation. ab•surd•ly /BrE
əbˈsɜːdli; NAmE
əbˈsɜːrdli/ adverb
ridiculously
The paintings were sold for absurdly high prices.
