absurdity

== English == === Etymology === First attested around 1472. From Middle English absurdite, then from either Middle French absurdité, or from Late Latin absurditas (“dissonance, incongruity”), from Latin absurdus +‎ -itas (“quality, state, degree”). Equivalent to absurd +‎ -ity. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /əbˈsɜːd.ɪ.ti/ (US) IPA(key): /æbˈsɝd.ɪ.ti/, /æbˈzɝd.ɪ.ti/, /əbˈsɝd.ɪ.ti/, /əbˈzɝd.ɪ.ti/ === Noun === absurdity (countable and uncountable, plural absurdities) (countable) That which is absurd; an absurd action; a logical contradiction. [First attested in the late 15th century.] (uncountable) The quality of being absurd or inconsistent with obvious truth, reason, or sound judgment. [First attested in the early 16th century.] (obsolete, rare) Dissonance. [Attested from around 1350 to 1470 until the late 17th century.] ==== Collocations ==== ==== Translations ==== === References === === Further reading === “absurdity”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. “absurdity”, in Merriam-Webster.com Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present. “absurdity”, in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2016, →ISBN. “absurdity”, in Collins English Dictionary, 2011–present. == Czech == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈapsurdɪtɪ] === Noun === absurdity inflection of absurdita: nominative/accusative/vocative plural genitive singular