Absurdity
noun
Something that is extremely unreasonable or doesn't make sense.
The absurdity of his statement made everyone laugh.
Often appears as...
- absolute absurdity
- sheer absurdity
noun
The quality of being wildly irrational, illogical, or inappropriate.
The absurdity of the situation was not lost on anyone in the room.
Often appears as...
- ridiculous absurdity
- absurdity of the theory
noun
A ludicrous folly.
The project was an expensive absurdity.
Often appears as...
- costly absurdity
- practical absurdity
noun
Something that is extremely unreasonable or doesn't make sense.
The absurdity of his statement made everyone laugh.
Often appears as...
- absolute absurdity
- sheer absurdity
noun
The quality of being wildly irrational, illogical, or inappropriate.
The absurdity of the situation was not lost on anyone in the room.
Often appears as...
- ridiculous absurdity
- absurdity of the theory
noun
A ludicrous folly.
The project was an expensive absurdity.
Often appears as...
- costly absurdity
- practical absurdity
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Exaggerated Sense
Used to emphasize how unreasonable something is by exaggerating its foolishness.
His claim to have invented the internet was an absurdity that amused us.
Pro Tip 2/3Humorous Effect
Often used to inject humor into a conversation or situation by highlighting its ridiculousness.
We burst into laughter at the absurdity of a cat wearing a tiny hat.
Pro Tip 3/3Critical Commentary
Can serve to criticize decisions or theories that seem nonsensical.
Political analysts often discuss the absurdity of certain policy proposals.
Pro Tip 1/3Exaggerated Sense
Used to emphasize how unreasonable something is by exaggerating its foolishness.
His claim to have invented the internet was an absurdity that amused us.
Pro Tip 2/3Humorous Effect
Often used to inject humor into a conversation or situation by highlighting its ridiculousness.
We burst into laughter at the absurdity of a cat wearing a tiny hat.
Pro Tip 3/3Critical Commentary
Can serve to criticize decisions or theories that seem nonsensical.
Political analysts often discuss the absurdity of certain policy proposals.
Pro Tip 1/3Exaggerated Sense
Used to emphasize how unreasonable something is by exaggerating its foolishness.
His claim to have invented the internet was an absurdity that amused us.
Pro Tip 2/3Humorous Effect
Often used to inject humor into a conversation or situation by highlighting its ridiculousness.
We burst into laughter at the absurdity of a cat wearing a tiny hat.
Pro Tip 3/3Critical Commentary
Can serve to criticize decisions or theories that seem nonsensical.
Political analysts often discuss the absurdity of certain policy proposals.
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Extreme Dinosaurs PIPE...
to the point of absurdity we're going to hand that off to the biomechanics to explain how it could get away with lightening the skeleton as much as it did it wasn't I don't think a flotation device I think it was just trying to reduce the amount of living tissue it had to support and still get by and it
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What makes something...
It's not the absurdity of bureaucracy alone, but the irony of the character's circular reasoning in reaction to it that is emblematic of Kafka's writing. His tragicomic stories act as a form of mythology for the modern industrial age, employing dream logic to explore the relationships
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The intangible effects...
When I asked, they said yes, the fence should go. Yes, we want to play with the other side. The pictures implied enough to answer a question that was never proposed. People were seeing the absurdity of the situation again and felt how unnecessary this fence is
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The Boltzmann brain...
than the number of stars in the universe. The Boltzmann brain paradox, despite its absurdity, is useful because it creates a bar that models have to rise to. If, compared to numbers like this one, the current state of the universe is exceedingly unlikely,
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Is Humanity Smart Enough...
I think that the shift from the transhuman to the posthuman world will seem natural, an evolutionary necessity. Why do I say that? I say that because for millennia, all human beings have been obsessed with the big question, the absurdity of death.
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Why should you read...
and kept them reading, but increased the hype around the author himself. Dickens became particularly popular for his wit, which he poured into quirky characters and satiric scenarios. His characters exhibit the sheer absurdity of human behavior,
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Why should you read “The...
illustrating how Soviet society bred greed and cynicism despite its ideals. And the matter-of-fact narration deliberately blends the strangeness of the supernatural events with the everyday absurdity of Soviet life.
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Why should you read "One...
Here, supernatural events or abilities are described in a realistic and matter-of-fact tone, while the real events of human life and history reveal themselves to be full of fantastical absurdity.
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Billy Collins: Two poems...
as the moon rose in the sky. It took all of my strength not to raise my head and howl. Now, I am free of the collar, free of the yellow raincoat, monogrammed sweater, the absurdity of your lawn,
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Is life meaningless? And...
that explored the value of life amidst absurdity many of which circled back to the same philosophical if life is truly meaningless, is committing suicide the only rational response?
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Extreme Dinosaurs PIPE...
to the point of absurdity we're going to hand that off to the biomechanics to explain how it could get away with lightening the skeleton as much as it did it wasn't I don't think a flotation device I think it was just trying to reduce the amount of living tissue it had to support and still get by and it
Video examples
What makes something...
It's not the absurdity of bureaucracy alone, but the irony of the character's circular reasoning in reaction to it that is emblematic of Kafka's writing. His tragicomic stories act as a form of mythology for the modern industrial age, employing dream logic to explore the relationships
Video examples
The intangible effects...
When I asked, they said yes, the fence should go. Yes, we want to play with the other side. The pictures implied enough to answer a question that was never proposed. People were seeing the absurdity of the situation again and felt how unnecessary this fence is
Video examples
The Boltzmann brain...
than the number of stars in the universe. The Boltzmann brain paradox, despite its absurdity, is useful because it creates a bar that models have to rise to. If, compared to numbers like this one, the current state of the universe is exceedingly unlikely,
Video examples
Is Humanity Smart Enough...
I think that the shift from the transhuman to the posthuman world will seem natural, an evolutionary necessity. Why do I say that? I say that because for millennia, all human beings have been obsessed with the big question, the absurdity of death.
Video examples
Why should you read...
and kept them reading, but increased the hype around the author himself. Dickens became particularly popular for his wit, which he poured into quirky characters and satiric scenarios. His characters exhibit the sheer absurdity of human behavior,
Video examples
Why should you read “The...
illustrating how Soviet society bred greed and cynicism despite its ideals. And the matter-of-fact narration deliberately blends the strangeness of the supernatural events with the everyday absurdity of Soviet life.
Video examples
Why should you read "One...
Here, supernatural events or abilities are described in a realistic and matter-of-fact tone, while the real events of human life and history reveal themselves to be full of fantastical absurdity.
Video examples
Billy Collins: Two poems...
as the moon rose in the sky. It took all of my strength not to raise my head and howl. Now, I am free of the collar, free of the yellow raincoat, monogrammed sweater, the absurdity of your lawn,
Video examples
Is life meaningless? And...
that explored the value of life amidst absurdity many of which circled back to the same philosophical if life is truly meaningless, is committing suicide the only rational response?
Example 1 of 10
Quote examples
Kurt Braunohler
American Comedian
I was writing this really long joke about the smell of poop, and I was like, 'What am I doing with my life?' I started to think about why I was a comedian, and then I came up with a reason for existence, which is: inserting absurdity or stupidity into strangers' lives in order to make the world a better place.
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Sean M. Carroll
American Scientist
Among advocates for life after death, nobody even tries to sit down and do the hard work of explaining how the basic physics of atoms and electrons would have to be altered in order for this to be true. If we tried, the fundamental absurdity of the task would quickly become evident.
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Vaclav Havel
Czechoslovakian Leader
Isn't it the moment of most profound doubt that gives birth to new certainties? Perhaps hopelessness is the very soil that nourishes human hope; perhaps one could never find sense in life without first experiencing its absurdity.
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Patrick Warburton
American Actor
All I try to do is as earnestly and as acutely as I can, conceive a character and try to portray this character just honestly. If the humor is within the absurdity and the awfulness of situations, then let it be seen that way.
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Miriam Shor
American Actress
What I have found to be so interesting in my life and with my friends and family who have 'normal jobs' where they don't play pretend for a living is that... Hollywood is absurd but very open about its absurdity.
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Sophie Marceau
French Actress
As you know it is a comedy so everything is a little bit pushed. That's what's funny about this kind of movie is you can laugh about the absurdity, and the bad side of life.
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Timothy Radcliffe
English Clergyman
Despite all the lunacy of the last century, all the absurdity of war and genocide, we believe that humans being are rational and are made to seek the truth.
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Friedrich Nietzsche
German Philosopher
In the consciousness of the truth he has perceived, man now sees everywhere only the awfulness or the absurdity of existence and loathing seizes him.
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Adlai Stevenson I
American Politician
That which seems the height of absurdity in one generation often becomes the height of wisdom in another.
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Natasha Lyonne
American Actress
I always see the absurdity in most situations. It's my experience of how life works.
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Kurt Braunohler
American Comedian
I was writing this really long joke about the smell of poop, and I was like, 'What am I doing with my life?' I started to think about why I was a comedian, and then I came up with a reason for existence, which is: inserting absurdity or stupidity into strangers' lives in order to make the world a better place.
Quote examples
Sean M. Carroll
American Scientist
Among advocates for life after death, nobody even tries to sit down and do the hard work of explaining how the basic physics of atoms and electrons would have to be altered in order for this to be true. If we tried, the fundamental absurdity of the task would quickly become evident.
Quote examples
Vaclav Havel
Czechoslovakian Leader
Isn't it the moment of most profound doubt that gives birth to new certainties? Perhaps hopelessness is the very soil that nourishes human hope; perhaps one could never find sense in life without first experiencing its absurdity.
Quote examples
Patrick Warburton
American Actor
All I try to do is as earnestly and as acutely as I can, conceive a character and try to portray this character just honestly. If the humor is within the absurdity and the awfulness of situations, then let it be seen that way.
Quote examples
Miriam Shor
American Actress
What I have found to be so interesting in my life and with my friends and family who have 'normal jobs' where they don't play pretend for a living is that... Hollywood is absurd but very open about its absurdity.
Quote examples
Sophie Marceau
French Actress
As you know it is a comedy so everything is a little bit pushed. That's what's funny about this kind of movie is you can laugh about the absurdity, and the bad side of life.
Quote examples
Timothy Radcliffe
English Clergyman
Despite all the lunacy of the last century, all the absurdity of war and genocide, we believe that humans being are rational and are made to seek the truth.
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Friedrich Nietzsche
German Philosopher
In the consciousness of the truth he has perceived, man now sees everywhere only the awfulness or the absurdity of existence and loathing seizes him.
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Adlai Stevenson I
American Politician
That which seems the height of absurdity in one generation often becomes the height of wisdom in another.
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Natasha Lyonne
American Actress
I always see the absurdity in most situations. It's my experience of how life works.
Example 1 of 10
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