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risible

adj
/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”).

  1. derived from rīsus
  2. borrowed from rīsibilis
  3. borrowed from risible

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to laughter

    • the risible muscles
    • A joke merely affected her with silent convulsive twitchings, as though the risible faculties struggled somewhere within her but could not bring the laugh to birth.

  2. Provoking laughter

    Provoking laughter; ludicrous; ridiculous; humorously insignificant

    • "[…] I hope you find nothing risible in my complaisance?" replied his companion, something jealously.
    • Do you find it risible when I say the name, 'Biggus Dickus'?

  3. Easily laughing

    Easily laughing; prone to laughter

    • We are got indeed into a merry world, Laughing is our main buſiniſs; as if becauſe it has bin made part of the Definition of man, that he his Riſible, his man-hood conſiſted in nothing elſe.
    • She was half risible, half concerned.

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Derived

irrisible, risibleness, risibly

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA