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- pronunciation:
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- features:
- Word Combinations (noun)
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absurdities |
| definition 1: |
the condition or quality of being absurd.
The absurdity of his situation, being punished for abiding by the rules, made him laugh bitterly.- synonyms:
- absurdness, ridiculousness
- similar words:
- craziness, illogic, inanity, insanity, nonsense
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| definition 2: |
something that is absurd or lacking in order and meaning.
The notion of a female doctor seemed an absurdity in the early nineteenth century.- synonyms:
- inanity
- similar words:
- anomaly, craziness, farce, folly, idiocy, incongruity, insanity, mockery, nonsense, stupidity, tomfoolery
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| related words: |
lunacy |
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