risible
Meaning
- Of or pertaining to laughter
- Provoking laughter; ludicrous; ridiculous; humorously insignificant
- Easily laughing; prone to laughter
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Translations
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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