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rīdiculus — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • amusing adj Funny or entertaining; causing laughter or light enjoyment.
  • funny adj Causing laughter or amusement.
  • humorous adjective Funny or amusing; intended to make people laugh.
  • laughable adj So absurd or badly done that it deserves mockery rather than serious attention.
  • ridiculous adj Deserving to be laughed at; absurd or foolish.

Senses

rīdiculus is used for these senses in English:

  • amusing Funny, hilarious.
  • funny Amusing; humorous; comical. [from mid-18th c.]
  • humorous Full of humor or arousing laughter; funny.
  • ridiculous Deserving of ridicule; foolish, absurd.

funny — full definition

  1. adj Causing laughter or amusement.
  2. adj Strange, odd, or suspicious.
  3. noun A joke or amusing remark.

Related Latin words