risible

Meaning

  1. Of or pertaining to laughter
  2. Provoking laughter; ludicrous; ridiculous; humorously insignificant
  3. Easily laughing; prone to laughter

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈɹɪzɪbəl/
Etymology

From Middle French risible and directly from Late Latin rīsibilis, from Latin rīsus (“laughter”) + -ibilis, from the perfect passive participle of rīdeō (“laugh”).

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