ludicrous
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ludicrous
- /ˈluː.dɪ.kɹəs/ UK
- /ˈljuː.dɪ.kɹəs/ UK
- /ˈluː.dɪ.kɹəs/ US
Where it comes from
Learned borrowing from Latin lūdicrus. First attested in 1619.
adjective more ludicrous · most ludicrous
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Idiotic or unthinkable, often to the point of being funny; amusing by being plainly incongruous or absurd.
He made a ludicrous attempt to run for office.
Similar: laughable, ridiculous, risible
- Playful, fun, entertaining. […]to auert their conceits from the consideration of serious, and grauer matters, by feeding their humors, and delighting their fansies with such fabulous and ludicrous toyes.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: ridiculous, derisory, farcical, humourous, preposterous, humorous, foolish, absurd, nonsensical, silly, ironic, poppycock, goofy, comical, risible, funny
Translations
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adj idiotic or unthinkable, often to the point of being funny
| Español | disparatado, descabellado, lúdicro, desmesurado, desmedido |
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| 中文 | 滑稽的 huájī de, 荒唐的 huāngtáng de |
| हिन्दी | हास्यास्पद hāsyāspad |
| Português | ridículo |
| Français | absurde |
| Deutsch | aberwitzig, absurd, lächerlich |
| Italiano | ridicolo |
| Ελληνικά | σαχλός sachlós, γελοίος geloíos |
| Română | absurd, ridicol |
| Русский | неле́пый nelépyj, абсу́рдный absúrdnyj, смехотво́рный smexotvórnyj |
| עברית | מגוחך megoḥaḥ |
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