ludicrous

(lū'dĭ-krəs)
adj.
Laughable or hilarious because of obvious absurdity or incongruity. See synonyms at foolish.

[From Latin lūdicrus, sportive, from lūdus, game.]

ludicrously lu'di·crous·ly adv.
ludicrousness lu'di·crous·ness n.

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adjective

Deserving laughter: comic, comical, farcical, funny, laughable, laughing, ridiculous, risible. See laughter.

adj

Definition: absurd, ridiculous
Antonyms: logical, reasonable, sensible

IN BRIEF: So out of place or silly as to be funny.

The ludicrous state of solid geometry made me pass over this branch. — Plato (c.427-347 BC)

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - komisk, ufrivillig komisk, latterlig, grotesk

Nederlands (Dutch)
belachelijk, bespottelijk, lachwekkend

Français (French)
adj. - ridicule, grotesque

Deutsch (German)
adj. - lächerlich, lachhaft

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - γελοίος, κωμικός, αστείος, αλλόκοτος

Italiano (Italian)
ridicolo

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - ridículo, absurdo

Русский (Russian)
нелепый

Español (Spanish)
adj. - ridículo, absurdo

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - löjlig, skrattretande, kvick

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
可笑的, 荒唐的, 滑稽的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 可笑的, 荒唐的, 滑稽的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 웃기는 , 웃음을 자아내는, 바보 같은

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 笑いを誘う, ばかげた

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) مضحك لغرابته أو سخفه, جدير بأن يضحك عليه أو يسخر منه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮מגוחך, מצחיק, לא מתקבל על הדעת‬

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