English → Latin
“absurdity” in Latin
īnsulsitāstastelessness, insipidity, dullness; silliness, absurdityabsurditāsdissonance, incongruity, absurdityfatuitāsfoolishness, folly, sillinessabsurdusdiscordant, harsh; incongruous, inconsistent, illogical; silly, stupid, senseless, absurd, worthlessineptusunsuitable; impertinent, improper, tasteless; senseless, sillyineptiasilliness, folly, absurditynūgaejokes, jests; trifles; worthless peopledēlīrāmentumdelusion; nonsense, absurdity
The English word absurdity itself goes back to Latin absurdus, through absurditas.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
absurdity
insulsitas, absurditas, fatuitas. SYN. in ABSURD.
An absurdity, res insulsa, absurda, inepta, inficeta: ineptiae, nugae: deliramentum (a piece of mad absurdity).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for absurdity?
- The usual Latin words for “absurdity” are īnsulsitās, absurditās, fatuitās; also absurdus, ineptus, ineptia. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.