risible

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Adjective 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Translations 2 French 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Adjective 3 Spanish 3.1 Etymology 3.2 Adjective

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From French risible < Late Latin rīsibilis < rīdeō "I laugh"

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈrɪzɪbəl/, /ˈraɪzəbəl/
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[edit] Adjective

risible (comparative more risible, superlative most risible)

1. Of or pertaining to laughter.
   • 1912, Arthur Quiller-Couch, Hocken and Hunken, ch. 20:

     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; ludicrous.
   • 1822, Sir Walter Scott, Peveril of the Peak, ch. 34:

     "I hope you find nothing risible in my complaisance?" replied his companion.

3. (of a person) Easily laughing; prone to laughter.
   • 1897, Thomas Hardy, The Well-Beloved. ch. 8:

     She was half risible, half concerned.

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• (provoking laughter): funny, laughable, ludicrous

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[edit] French

[edit] Etymology

From Late Latin rīsibilis < rīdeō "I laugh"

[edit] Adjective

risible m. (f. risible, m. plural risibles, f. plural risibles)

1. risible

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[edit] Spanish

[edit] Etymology

From Late Latin rīsibilis < rīdeō "I laugh"

[edit] Adjective

risible m. and f. (plural risibles)

1. risible