absurdity

Definitions

The quality or state of being wildly unreasonable, illogical, or inappropriate.

An act or instance of extreme foolishness or irrationality.

The conflict between the human tendency to seek inherent value and meaning in life and the human inability to find any in a purposeless universe.

Examples

The sheer absurdity of the situation left everyone in the room speechless.

He could not help but laugh at the absurdity of trying to teach a cat to play fetch.

Synonyms

ridiculousness foolishness irrationality preposterousness silliness lunacy futility

Antonyms

reasonableness logic sense rationality wisdom soundness seriousness