Assertion: absurdity | /r/HasProperty | synonymous
Facets:
value: with "ridiculousness"
type: OTHER
value: with nonsense
type: OTHER
value: with ridiculousness
type: OTHER
value: in general usage
type: OTHER
Source sentences:
text: In general usage, absurdity may be synonymous with ridiculousness and nonsense.
text: Although common usage now considers "absurdity" to be synonymous with "ridiculousness", Hobbes discussed the two concepts as different, in that absurdity is viewed as having to do with invalid reasoning, while ridiculousness has to do with laughter, superiority, and deformity.
text: In general usage, absurdity may be synonymous with ridiculousness and nonsense.
text: Although common usage now considers "absurdity" to be synonymous with "ridiculousness", Hobbes discussed the two concepts as different, in that absurdity is viewed as having to do with invalid reasoning, while ridiculousness has to do with laughter, superiority, and deformity.