absurdity of (something)

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• Absurdity — For other uses, see Absurd (disambiguation). An absurdity is a thing that is extremely unreasonable, so as to be foolish or not taken seriously, or the state of being so. Absurd is an adjective used to describe an absurdity, e.g., “this… …   Wikipedia

• absurdity — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Quality of being absurd Nouns 1. (nonsensical quality) absurdity, absurdness, nonsense; paradox, inconsistency; inanity (See folly); ludicrousness, ridiculousness, comicality; koan, oxymoron, doublethink …   English dictionary for students

• absurdity — noun (plural ties) Date: 1528 1. the quality or state of being absurd ; absurdness 2. something that is absurd …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• absurdity — /ab serr di tee, zerr /, n., pl. absurdities. 1. the state or quality of being absurd. 2. something absurd. [1425 75; late ME absurdite ( < MF) < LL absurditas. See ABSURD, ITY] * * * …   Universalium

• absurdity — ab surd·i·ty || dÉ™tɪ n. something ridiculous; nonsense; illogic …   English contemporary dictionary

• absurdity — ab•surd•i•ty [[t]æbˈsɜr dɪ ti, ˈzɜr [/t]] n. pl. ties 1) the state or quality of being absurd 2) something absurd • Etymology: 1425–75; (< MF) < LL …   From formal English to slang

• absurdity — /əbˈsɜdəti/ (say uhb serduhtee), / ˈzɜd / (say zerd ) noun (plural absurdities) 1. the state or quality of being absurd. 2. something absurd …  

• impertinence — /ɪmˈpɜtənəns/ (say im pertuhnuhns) noun 1. unmannerly intrusion or presumption; insolence. 2. impertinent quality or action; irrelevance. 3. inappropriateness or incongruity. 4. triviality or absurdity. 5. something impertinent …  

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• literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… …   Universalium

• Kierkegaard’s speculative despair — Judith Butler Every movement of infinity is carried out through passion, and no reflection can produce a movement. This is the continual leap in existence that explains the movement, whereas mediation is a chimera, which in Hegel is supposed to… …   History of philosophy