absurdness

English

Etymology

absurd +‎ -ness

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /əbˈsɜːd.nəs/
  • (US) IPA(key): /æbˈsɝd.nəs/, /æbˈzɝd.nəs/, /əbˈsɝd.nəs/, /əbˈzɝd.nəs/

Noun

absurdness (countable and uncountable, plural absurdnesses)

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

References

  1. ↑ Lesley Brown (editor), The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, 5th edition (Oxford University Press, 2003 [1933], →ISBN), page 10
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