Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Absurdity

Absurdity (-i*ty) , noun

[Latin absurditas: compare French absurdite.]

1.
The quality of being absurd or inconsistent with obvious truth, reason, or sound judgment.
The absurdity of the actual idea of an infinite number. — Locke
2.
That which is absurd; an absurd action; a logical contradiction.
His travels were full of absurdities. — Johnson