ridiculous

(rĭ-dĭk'yə-ləs)
adj.
Deserving or inspiring ridicule; absurd, preposterous, or silly. See synonyms at foolish.

[From Latin rīdiculus, laughable, from rīdēre, to laugh.]

ridiculously ri·dic'u·lous·ly adv.
ridiculousness ri·dic'u·lous·ness n.

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adjective

1. Deserving laughter: comic, comical, farcical, funny, laughable, laughing, ludicrous, risible. See laughter.
2. Beyond all reason: obscene, outrageous, preposterous, shocking, unconscionable, unreasonable. Idioms: out of bounds, out of sight. See usual/unusual.

adj

Definition: absurd; funny
Antonyms: believable, reasonable, sensible, serious

IN BRIEF: Broadly or extravagantly humorous. Also: Completely devoid of wisdom or good sense.

However ridiculous fashion may be, it is far less ridiculous to follow it than to set it at defiance. — Unknown

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Common misspelling(s) of ridiculous

• rediculous

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - latterlig

Nederlands (Dutch)
bespottelijk

Français (French)
adj. - ridicule

Deutsch (German)
adj. - lächerlich

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - γελοίος, καταγέλαστος

Italiano (Italian)
ridicolo

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - ridículo, absurdo

Русский (Russian)
глупый, смешной

Español (Spanish)
adj. - ridículo

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - löjlig

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
荒谬的, 可笑的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 荒謬的, 可笑的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 우스운, 엉뚱한, 어리석은

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - ばかげた, 途方もない, 可笑しい

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) سخيف, مضحك‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮מגוחך, ראוי ללעג, אבסורדי‬

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