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Surdity
(gcide) | Surdity \Surd"i*ty\, n. [L. surditas.]
Deafness. [Obs.]
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absurdity
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Absurdity
(gcide) | Absurdity \Ab*surd"i*ty\ (-[i^]*t[y^]), n.; pl. Absurdities
(-t[i^]z). [L. absurditas: cf. F. absurdite.]
1. The quality of being absurd or inconsistent with obvious
truth, reason, or sound judgment. "The absurdity of the
actual idea of an infinite number." --Locke.
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2. That which is absurd; an absurd action; a logical
contradiction.
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His travels were full of absurdities. --Johnson.
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absurdity
(wn) | absurdity
n 1: a message whose content is at variance with reason [syn:
absurdity, absurdness, ridiculousness]
2: a ludicrous folly; "the crowd laughed at the absurdity of the
clown's behavior" [syn: absurdity, fatuity,
fatuousness, silliness] |
absurdity
(devil) | ABSURDITY, n. A statement or belief manifestly inconsistent with
one's own opinion.
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