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- Dictionaryris·i·ble/ˈrizəb(ə)l/
adjective
- 1. such as to provoke laughter: "a risible scene of lovemaking in a tent"
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The meaning of RISIBLE is capable of laughing. How to use risible in a sentence. Did you know?
RISIBLE definition: 1. so lacking in quality or usefulness that it deserves to be laughed at: 2. so lacking in quality…. Learn more.
causing or capable of causing laughter; laughable; ludicrous. Synonyms: comical, humorous, funny. having the ability, disposition, or readiness to laugh. pertaining to or connected with laughing. risible. / ˈrɪzɪbəl /.
RISIBLE meaning: 1. so lacking in quality or usefulness that it deserves to be laughed at: 2. so lacking in quality…. Learn more.
Risible describes something that is laughable or amusing, like seeing dozens of clowns emerge from a very tiny car.
risible. (rɪzɪbəl ) adjective. If you describe something as risible, you mean that it is ridiculous and does not deserve to be taken seriously. [formal, disapproval] This is why the failure tag is so risible. Synonyms: ridiculous, ludicrous, laughable, farcical More Synonyms of risible. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary.
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]
Definition of risible adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
(of a person) Easily laughing; prone to laughter. Wiktionary. Of or pertaining to laughter. The risible muscles. Wiktionary. Synonyms: funny. comical. mirthful. laughable. comic. amusing. humorous. droll. ridiculous. ludicrous. laughable. laughing. farcical.
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