"ludicrousness" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: ludicrousnesses [plural]
Etymology: ludicrous + -ness Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|ludicrous|ness}} ludicrous + -ness Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} ludicrousness (countable and uncountable, plural ludicrousnesses)
  1. The state or quality of being ludicrous. Tags: countable, uncountable Synonyms: laughableness, ludicrity, ludicrosity
    Sense id: en-ludicrousness-en-noun-6T9QtTzc Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ness

Inflected forms

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