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- Dictionaryrisible/ˈrɪzɪbl/
adjective
- 1. provoking laughter through being ludicrous: "a risible scene of lovemaking in a tent"
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The meaning of RISIBLE is capable of laughing. How to use risible in a sentence. Did you know?
RISIBLE definition: 1. so lacking in quality or usefulness that it deserves to be laughed at: 2. so lacking in quality…. Learn more.
adjective. causing or capable of causing laughter; laughable; ludicrous. Synonyms: comical, humorous, funny. having the ability, disposition, or readiness to laugh. pertaining to or connected with laughing. risible. / ˈrɪzɪbəl /.
adjective. formal disapproving us / ˈrɪz.ə.b ə l / uk / ˈrɪz.ə.b ə l / Add to word list. so lacking in quality or usefulness that it deserves to be laughed at: She's been making risible attempts to learn the trumpet. Synonym. laughable. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Stupid and silly. absurdity. absurdly. adolescent.
risible. (rɪzɪbəl ) adjective. If you describe something as risible, you mean that it is ridiculous and does not deserve to be taken seriously. [formal, disapproval] This is why the failure tag is so risible. Synonyms: ridiculous, ludicrous, laughable, farcical More Synonyms of risible. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary.
Risible describes something that is laughable or amusing, like seeing dozens of clowns emerge from a very tiny car.
adj. 1. causing or capable of causing laughter; laughable; ludicrous. 2. having the ability, disposition, or readiness to laugh. 3. pertaining to or connected with laughing. [1550–60; < Late Latin rīsibilis that can laugh < Latin rīs (us), past participle of rīdēre to laugh]
