ludicrous

Meaning

Idiotic or unthinkable, often to the point of being funny; amusing by being plainly incongruous or absurd.

Synonyms

ridiculous

laughable

absurd

farcical

preposterous

comical

risible

funny

😄

nonsensical

foolish

cockeyed

clownish

derisory

droll

grotesque

humorous

idiotic

silly

facetious

cunning

fatuous

crafty

comic

cockamamy

harebrained

harlequin

hilarious

farciful

different from others

jesting

jocose

jocular

cockamamie

laughing

😆

merry

meshuga

mirth-provoking

capricious

odd

outlandish

playful

burlesque

priceless

queer

quizzical

antic

amusing

senseless

pappyshow

simper

Translations

ridicule

absurdo

lächerlich

ridicolo

ridículo

ridículo

albern

belachelijk

absurde

comico

assurdo

grotesk

αστείος

ridícul

comique

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈluː.dɪ.kɹəs/

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin lūdicrus. First attested in 1619.