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ris·i·ble

(rĭz′ə-bəl)

adj.

1. Relating to laughter or used in eliciting laughter.

2. Eliciting laughter; ludicrous.

3. Capable of laughing or inclined to laugh.

[Late Latin rīsibilis, from Latin rīsus, past participle of rīdēre, to laugh.]

ris′i·bil′i·ty (-bĭl′ĭ-tē) n.

ris′i·bly adv.

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risible

(ˈrɪzɪbəl)

adj

1. having a tendency to laugh

2. causing laughter; ridiculous

[C16: from Late Latin rīsibilis, from Latin rīdēre to laugh]

ˈrisibly adv

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ris•i•ble

(ˈrɪz ə bəl)

adj.

1. causing or capable of causing laughter; laughable; ludicrous.

2. having the ability, disposition, or readiness to laugh.

3. pertaining to or connected with laughing.

[1550–60; < Late Latin rīsibilis that can laugh < Latin rīs(us), past participle of rīdēre to laugh]

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Adj.

risible - arousing or provoking laughter; "an amusing film with a steady stream of pranks and pratfalls"; "an amusing fellow"; "a comic hat"; "a comical look of surprise"; "funny stories that made everybody laugh"; "a very funny writer"; "it would have been laughable if it hadn't hurt so much"; "a mirthful experience"; "risible courtroom antics"

comic, comical, funny, laughable, mirthful, amusing

humorous, humourous - full of or characterized by humor; "humorous stories"; "humorous cartoons"; "in a humorous vein"

risible

adjective (Formal) ridiculous, ludicrous, laughable, farcical, funny, amusing, absurd, hilarious, humorous, comical, droll, side-splitting, rib-tickling (informal) His claim is risible for its patent untruth.

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risible

adjective

1. Arousing laughter:

amusing, comic, comical, droll, funny, humorous, laughable, zany.

2. Deserving laughter:

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

Translations

ridicule

risible

[ˈrɪzɪbl] ADJ → risible

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risible

adj (liter: = laughable) → lächerlich, lachhaft

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