ludicrousness
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ludicrousness — noun The state or quality of being ludicrous. The full ludicrousness of the thing dawned upon me so forcibly that I forgot all about my excitement and scare, and laughed aloud. Syn: laughableness … Wiktionary
ludicrousness — ludicrous ► ADJECTIVE ▪ absurd; ridiculous. DERIVATIVES ludicrously adverb ludicrousness noun. ORIGIN Latin ludicrus, probably from ludicrum stage play … English terms dictionary
Ludicrousness — Ludicrous Lu di*crous, a. [L. ludicrus, or ludicer, from ludus play, sport, fr. ludere to play.] 1. Adapted to excite laughter, without scorn or contempt; sportive. Broome. [1913 Webster] A chapter upon German rhetoric would be in the same… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ludicrousness — noun see ludicrous … New Collegiate Dictionary
ludicrousness — See ludicrously. * * * … Universalium
ludicrousness — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun The quality of being laughable or comical: comedy, comicality, comicalness, drollery, drollness, farcicality, funniness, humor, humorousness, jocoseness, jocosity, jocularity, ridiculousness, wit, wittiness, zamness.… … English dictionary for students
ludicrousness — n. absurdness, ridiculousness … English contemporary dictionary
ludicrousness — lu·di·crous·ness … English syllables
ludicrousness — noun ( es) : the quality or state of being ludicrous … Useful english dictionary
ludicrous — adjective Etymology: Latin ludicrus, from ludus play, sport; perhaps akin to Greek loidoros abusive Date: 1712 1. amusing or laughable through obvious absurdity, incongruity, exaggeration, or eccentricity 2. meriting derisive laughter or scorn as … New Collegiate Dictionary
