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absurdness

/əbˈsɝdnəs/ noun

The quality of being absurd; absurdity.

Word Origin From absurd, Latin ab- 'away' + surdus 'deaf' — absurdness is the quality of being ridiculously out of harmony. The root surdus 'deaf' is also in the word surd, used in phonetics for a voiceless sound (like a 'deaf' sound). The PIE root *swer- meant 'to sound, resound,' and absurd is literally 'off-sound.'

noun The quality of being absurd; absurdity. countable

The absurdness of the situation made everyone burst into laughter.

(名词) 荒谬性；荒唐性

这种荒谬的情形让所有人都忍不住大笑起来。

(sustantivo) absurdidad [La cualidad de ser absurdo; absurdidad.]

El absurdo de la situación hizo que todos estallaran en risa.

(nom) absurdité [Caractère de ce qui est absurde.]

L'**absurdité** de la situation a fait éclater tout le monde de rire.

(Substantiv) Absurdität; Widersinnigkeit [Die Eigenschaft, unvernünftig, widersinnig oder lächerlich zu sein; das Vorhandensein von Absurdität.]

Die **absurdness** der Situation brachte alle zum Lachen.

(名詞) 不合理さ。ばかげている性質。

状況の不合理さは全員を爆笑させた。

(substantivo) absurdo; absurdidade; insensatez [A qualidade de ser absurdo; absurdo.]

O **absurdo** da situação fez todos caírem na gargalhada.

Synonyms: absurdity ridiculousness preposterousness foolishness irrationality nonsensicalness illogicality ludicrousness Antonyms: reasonableness rationality sense logic
Word parts: ab + surd + ness

Related words

absurdity absurdly absurdist

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