ridiculous

English

Etymology

From Latin ridiculus (“laughable, ridiculous”); see ridicule.

Pronunciation

• (Canada, UK) IPA: /rɪˈdɪkjʊləs/

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• Rhymes: -ɪkjələs

Adjective

ridiculous (comparative more ridiculous, superlative most ridiculous)

1. Deserving of ridicule; foolish; absurd.

   Adam's hair is ridiculous.

Synonyms

• silly
• willy nilly
• frivolous
• goofy
• funny
• humorous
• absurd
• odd
• surreal
• unreasonable
• See also Wikisaurus:absurd

Antonyms

• straightforward
• serious
• somber
• solemn

Derived terms

• ridic
• ridiculousness

Related terms

• deride
• derision
• ridicule
• ridiculosity
• ridiculously

Translations

foolish

• Afrikaans: belaglik (af)
• Albanian: qesharak (sq) m
• Arabic: سخيف (ar) (saχīf)
• Basque: barregarri (eu), irrigarri (eu)
• Catalan: ridícul (ca)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: (laughable) 可笑 (cmn) (kěxiào), (absurd) 荒謬 (cmn), 荒谬 (cmn) (huāngmiù), (beyond belief) 荒唐 (cmn) (huāngtáng)

• Czech: směšný (cs) m
• Dutch: belachelijk (nl)
• Esperanto: ridinda (eo)
• Finnish: naurettava (fi)
• French: ridicule (fr)
• German: lächerlich (de)
• Hungarian: nevetséges (hu)

• Italian: ridicolo (it)
• Japanese: 馬鹿らしい (ja) (bakarashī)
• Jèrriais: riditchule
• Korean: 웃으운 (ko) (useu-un)
• Norwegian: latterlig (no)
• Polish: absurdalny (pl) m, niedorzeczny (pl) m, śmieszny (pl) m
• Portuguese: ridículo (pt)
• Russian: нелепый (ru) (nelépyj)
• Scottish Gaelic: amaideach (gd)
• Spanish: ridículo (es)
• Swedish: löjlig (sv)
• Thai: น่าขัน (th), ไร้สาระ (th)
• Turkish: saçma (tr), komik (tr), tuhaf (tr), gülünç (tr)

External links

• ridiculous in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• ridiculous in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911