risible[adjective]Synonyms: laughable, comic, comical, droll, farcical, funny, gelastic, ludicrous, ridiculous
Antonyms: lachrymose, larmoyant
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ris‧i‧ble /ˈrɪzəb
əl, ˈrɪzɪb
əl/
adjective formal[
Date: 1500-1600;
Language: Late Latin;
Origin: risibilis, from Latin ridere 'to laugh']
something that is risible is so stupid that it deserves to be laughed at
Synonym : ridiculous:
a risible suggestion—risibility /ˌrɪzəˈbɪləti, ˌrɪzɪˈbɪləti/
noun [uncountable] [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲