absurdity vs truism

absurdity

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

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

truism

noun
  • A banality or cliché. 

  • A self-evident or obvious truth. 

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