"risible" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈɹɪzɪbəl/, /ˈɹaɪzɪbəl/ Audio: en-us-risible.ogg [US] Forms: more risible [comparative], most risible [superlative]
Etymology: From Middle French risible and directly from Late Latin rīsibilis, from Latin rīsus (“laughter”) + -ibilis, from the perfect passive participle of rīdeō (“laugh”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|frm|risible}} Middle French risible, {{bor|en|LL.|rīsibilis}} Late Latin rīsibilis, {{der|en|la|rīsus||laughter}} Latin rīsus (“laughter”), {{m|la|-ibilis}} -ibilis, {{m|la|rīdeō||laugh}} rīdeō (“laugh”) Head templates: {{en-adj}} risible (comparative more risible, superlative most risible)
  1. Of or pertaining to laughter Categories (topical): Laughter Translations (pertaining to laughter): Lach- (note: in composite words) (German), risibile [masculine] (Italian), śmiechowy (Polish), смеховой (smexovoj) (Russian), risible (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-risible-en-adj-X1gc~UJZ Disambiguation of Laughter: 30 37 33 Disambiguation of 'pertaining to laughter': 47 24 30
  2. Provoking laughter; ludicrous; ridiculous; humorously insignificant Categories (topical): Laughter Synonyms (provoking laughter): funny, laughable, ludicrous Translations (provoking laughter): směšný (Czech), humorný (Czech), naurettava (Finnish), hupaisa (Finnish), huvittava (Finnish), lachhaft (German), risibile [masculine] (Italian), смешно (smešno) [neuter] (Macedonian), śmieszny (Polish), risível (Portuguese), смешной (smešnoj) (Russian), risible (Spanish), löjlig (Swedish), skrattretande (Swedish), gülünç (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-risible-en-adj-Xxfv~c6w Disambiguation of Laughter: 30 37 33 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 86 11 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 3 84 12 Disambiguation of 'provoking laughter': 20 58 23 Disambiguation of 'provoking laughter': 20 58 23
  3. (of a person) Easily laughing; prone to laughter Categories (topical): Laughter Translations (prone to laughter): veselý (Czech), lachlustig (German), wesoły (Polish), смешливый (smešlivyj) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-risible-en-adj-KjAjj~o1 Disambiguation of Laughter: 30 37 33 Disambiguation of 'prone to laughter': 17 15 67
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: deridable, derisible, laughable

Alternative forms

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