absurdness

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English [edit]

Etymology [edit]

absurd +‎ -ness

Pronunciation [edit]

  • (RP) IPA: /əbˈsɜːd.nəs/
  • (US) IPA: /æbˈsɝd.nəs/, /æbˈzɝd.nəs/, /əbˈsɝd.nəs/, /əbˈzɝd.nəs/

Noun [edit]

absurdness (plural absurdnesses)

  1. (rare) The quality of being absurd; absurdity. [First attested in the mid 16th century.][1]

References [edit]

  1. ^ 2003 [1933], Brown, Lesley editor, The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, edition 5th, Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press, ISBN 978-0-19-860575-7, page 10:
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