absurdity vs farce

absurdity

noun
  • The quality of being absurd or inconsistent with obvious truth, reason, or sound judgment. 

  • That which is absurd; an absurd action; a logical contradiction. 

farce

noun
  • A style of humor marked by broad improbabilities with little regard to regularity or method. 

  • A situation abounding with ludicrous incidents. 

  • Forcemeat, stuffing. 

  • A motion picture or play featuring this style of humor. 

  • A ridiculous or empty show. 

verb
  • To stuff with forcemeat or other food items. 

  • To fill full; to stuff. 

How often have the words absurdity and farce occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )