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ridiculousness

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ri·dic·u·lous  (r-dky-ls)
adj.
Deserving or inspiring ridicule; absurd, preposterous, or silly. See Synonyms at foolish.
[From Latin rdiculus, laughable, from rdre, to laugh.]
ri·dicu·lous·ly adv.
ri·dicu·lous·ness n.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.ridiculousness - a message whose content is at variance with reason
absurdity, absurdness
hokum, meaninglessness, nonsense, nonsensicality, bunk - a message that seems to convey no meaning
Translations
ridiculousness [rɪˈdɪkjʊləsnɪs] N → ridiculez f
ridiculousness
n → Lächerlichkeit f
ridiculousness [rɪˈdɪkjʊləsnɪs] n → ridicolaggine f
ridiculousness [rɪˈdɪkjʊləsnɪs] n → ridicolaggine f


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Toward noon they were within speaking distance of the British vessel, but when Clayton had nearly decided to ask the captain to put them aboard her, the obvious ridiculousness of such a request became suddenly apparent.
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The intrinsic ridiculousness of the situation was too much for his sense of humour.
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Grave, dignified, sombre, a laugh made him frantic to ridiculousness.
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