ludicrous

lu·di·crous

 (lo͞o′dĭ-krəs)

adj.

So absurd or incongruous as to be laughable. See Synonyms at foolish.

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[From Latin lūdicrus, sportive, from lūdus, game; see leid- in Indo-European roots.]

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lu′di·crous·ly adv.

lu′di·crous·ness n.

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ludicrous

(ˈluːdɪkrəs)

adj

absurd or incongruous to the point of provoking ridicule or laughter

[C17: from Latin lūdicrus done in sport, from lūdus game; related to lūdere to play]

ˈludicrously adv

ˈludicrousness n

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lu•di•crous

(ˈlu dɪ krəs)

adj.

causing or deserving laughter because of absurdity; ridiculous; laughable: a ludicrous lack of efficiency.

[1610–20; < Latin lūdicer sporting, in fun, derivative of lūdicrum amusement, derivative of lūd(ere) to play]

lu′di•crous•ly, adv.

lu′di•crous•ness, n.

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ludicrous

- Early senses of ludicrous, from the adjective ludic, were "sportive," "intended as jest" and "spontaneously playful."

See also related terms for jest.

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Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	ludicrous - broadly or extravagantly humorous; resembling farce; "the wild farcical exuberance of a clown"; "ludicrous green hair" farcical, ridiculous humorous, humourous - full of or characterized by humor; "humorous stories"; "humorous cartoons"; "in a humorous vein"
	2.	ludicrous - incongruous;inviting ridicule; "the absurd excuse that the dog ate his homework"; "that's a cockeyed idea"; "ask a nonsensical question and get a nonsensical answer"; "a contribution so small as to be laughable"; "it is ludicrous to call a cottage a mansion"; "a preposterous attempt to turn back the pages of history"; "her conceited assumption of universal interest in her rather dull children was ridiculous" derisory, laughable, nonsensical, preposterous, ridiculous, idiotic, absurd, cockeyed foolish - devoid of good sense or judgment; "foolish remarks"; "a foolish decision"

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ludicrous

adjective ridiculous, crazy, absurd, preposterous, odd, funny, comic, silly, laughable, farcical, outlandish, incongruous, comical, zany, nonsensical, droll, burlesque, cockamamie (slang, chiefly U.S.) It's a completely ludicrous idea.
serious, sensible, logical, sad, grave, solemn

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ludicrous

adjective

Deserving laughter:

comic, comical, farcical, funny, laughable, laughing, ridiculous, risible.

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Translations

مُضحِك، مُثير للضِّحْك

naprosto směšný

komplet latterlig

aberwitziglächerlich

absurdoirrisorio

älytönnaurettava

ridicule

מגוחך

fáránlegur

ridicoloscioccocomico

jocīgssmieklīgs

absurdalnygroteskowyidiotycznyniedorzeczny

çok aptalcagülünçkomik

荒唐滑稽的

ludicrous

[ˈluːdɪkrəs] ADJ → ridículo, absurdo

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ludicrous

[ˈluːdɪkrəs] adj [situation, idea, claim] → ridicule, absurde
it is ludicrous to suggest that ... → il est ridicule de dire que ...
it's ludicrous that ... → il est ridicule que ...

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ludicrous

adj → grotesk; sight, words → lächerlich; idea, suggestion → haarsträubend; (= low) prices, wages, speed → lächerlich, lachhaft; (= high) prices, wages, speed → unerhört, haarsträubend; don’t be ludicrous, I can’t do it that fast → das is ja grotesk, so schnell kann ich das nicht (machen); I’ve done the most ludicrous thing! → mir ist etwas Haarsträubendes passiert!

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ludicrous

[ˈluːdɪkrəs] adj → ridicolo/a, assurdo/a

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ludicrous

(ˈluːdikrəs) adjective

completely ridiculous. belaglik مُضحِك، مُثير للضِّحْك нелеп ridículo naprosto směšný lächerlich komplet latterlig γελοίοςridículo naeruväärne مضحک naurettava ridiculeמגוחך हंसने योग्य smiješan nevetséges menggelikan fáránlegur ridicolo ばかげた 웃기는 absurdiškas smieklīgs; jocīgs tidak munasabah belachelijklatterligabsurdalny د خندا وړ ridículo ridicol нелепый smiešny trapast smešan löjlig, skrattretande น่าหัวเราะ gülünç, çok aptalca, komik 荒謬可笑的 смішний, безглуздий مضحکہ خیز lố lăng 荒唐滑稽的

ˈludicrously adverb

lagwekkend بصورةٍ مُضْحِكَه нелепо ridiculamente směšně lächerlich komplet latterligt γελοία ridículamente naeruväärselt مضحکانه naurettavasti ridiculement עַד כְּדֵי גִּיחוּך हास्यास्पदता, बेतुकापन smiješno nevetségesen secara menggelikan fáránlega ridicolmente ばかげて 우습게 absurdiškai smieklīgi; jocīgi dengan cara yang tidak munasabah belachelijkkomisk absurdalnie په مسخره ګى ridiculamente ridicol нелепо smiešne trapasto smešno löjligt อย่างน่าหัวเราะ komik denecek kadar 荒謬可笑地 смішно, безглуздо مضحکہ خیزی سے một cách lố lăng 荒谬可笑地

ˈludicrousness noun

lagwekkendheid إثارة للضِّحْك нелепост ridículo směšnost die Lächerlichkeit komplet latterlighed γελοιότητα ridículo naeruväärsus مضحک بودن naurettavuus aspect ridicule גיחוך हास्यास्पदता, बेतुकापन apsurd nevetséges volta vminek kelucuan fáránleiki ridicolaggine, ridicolezza ばかげたこと 익살 맞음 absurdiškumas smieklīgums; jocīgums tidak munasabah belachelijkheidlatterlighet absurdalność مسخره،خندا لرونكى ridículo aspect ridicol нелепость smiešnosť absurdnost smeh löjlighet ความน่าหัวเราะ gülünçlük, komiklik 荒謬可笑 безглуздя مضحکہ خیزی sự lố lăng 荒谬可笑

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