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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Ludicrous \Lu"di*crous\, a. [L. ludicrus, or ludicer, from ludus play, sport, fr. ludere to play.] 1. Adapted to excite laughter, without scorn or contempt; sportive. --Broome. [1913 Webster] A chapter upon German rhetoric would be in the same ludicrous predicament as Van Troil's chapter on the snakes of Iceland, which delivers its business in one summary sentence, announcing, that snakes in Iceland -- there are none. --De Quincey. 2. Ridiculously absurd. [PJC] Syn: Laughable; sportive; burlesque; comic; droll; ridiculous. Usage: Ludicrous, Laughable, Ridiculous. We speak of a thing as ludicrous when it tends to produce laughter; as laughable when the impression is somewhat stronger; as ridiculous when more or less contempt is mingled with the merriment created. -- Lu"di*crous*ly, adv. -- Lu"di*crous*ness, n. [1913 Webster]From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Ludicrous \Lu"di*crous\, a. [L. ludicrus, or ludicer, from ludus play, sport, fr. ludere to play.] Adapted to excite laughter, without scorn or contempt; sportive. --Broome. A chapter upon German rhetoric would be in the same ludicrous predicament as Van Troil's chapter on the snakes of Iceland, which delivers its business in one summary sentence, announcing, that snakes in Iceland -- there are none. --De Quincey. Syn: Laughable; sportive; burlesque; comic; droll; ridiculous. Usage: Ludicrous, Laughable, Ridiculous. We speak of a thing as ludicrous when it tends to produce laughter; as laughable when the impression is somewhat stronger; as ridiculous when more or less contempt is mingled with the merriment created. -- Lu"di*crous*ly, adv. -- Lu"di*crous*ness, n.From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]
ludicrous adj 1: broadly or extravagantly humorous; resembling farce; "the wild farcical exuberance of a clown"; "ludicrous green hair" [syn: farcical, ridiculous] 2: completely devoid of wisdom or good sense; "the absurd excuse that the dog ate his homework"; "that's a cockeyed idea"; "ask a nonsensical question and get a nonsensical answer"; "a contribution so small as to be laughable"; "it is ludicrous to call a cottage a mansion"; "a preposterous attempt to turn back the pages of history"; "her conceited assumption of universal interest in her rather dull children was ridiculous" [syn: absurd, cockeyed, derisory, idiotic, laughable, nonsensical, preposterous, ridiculous]From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
ludicrous Αγγλικά a. 1 γελοίο(ς) 2 κουτό(ς)From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
ludicrous a. idiotic or unthinkable, often to the point of being funny; amusing by being plainly incongruous or absurd.From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
ludicrous a. idiotic or unthinkable, often to the point of being funny; amusing by being plainly incongruous or absurd.From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
ludicrous a. idiotic or unthinkable, often to the point of being funny; amusing by being plainly incongruous or absurd.From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
ludicrous a. idiotic or unthinkable, often to the point of being funny; amusing by being plainly incongruous or absurd.From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
ludicrous Englanti a. naurettava, typeräFrom Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
ludicrous Engelska a. löjlig, skrattretande, absurdFrom English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]
Ludicrous /lˈuːdɪkɹəs/ سخيفFrom English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]
ludicrous //ˈljuː.dɪ.kɹəs// //ˈluː.dɪ.kɹəs//From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]нелеп, смехотворен idiotic or unthinkable, often to the point of being funny
ludicrous /lˈuːdɪkɹəs/From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]směšný
ludicrous /lˈuːdɪkɹəs/From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]absurdní
ludicrous /lˈuːdɪkɹəs/ absurd, abstrus, abwegig, widersinnigFrom English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]Synonym: absurd
ludicrous /lˈuːdɪkɹəs/ lächerlich, lachhaft, zum LachenFrom English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ][ugs.] Synonyms: laughable, ridiculous
ludicrous /lˈuːdɪkɹəs/ wahnwitzigFrom English - Modern Greek XDXF/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.1.1 : [ freedict:eng-ell ]Synonyms: insane, lunatic
ludicrous /lˈuːdɪkɹəs/ γελοίος, περίγελοςFrom English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-fin ]
ludicrous //ˈljuː.dɪ.kɹəs// //ˈluː.dɪ.kɹəs//From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 : [ freedict:eng-hin ]järjetön, absurdi, huvittava, idioottimainen, naurettava, älytön idiotic or unthinkable, often to the point of being funny
ludicrous /lˈuːdɪkɹəs/From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 : [ freedict:eng-hrv ]1. हँसने~योग्य "It is a ludicrous idea."
ludicrous /lˈuːdɪkɹəs/ komičan, smiješanFrom English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 : [ freedict:eng-hun ]
ludicrous /lˈuːdɪkɹəs/ 1. nevetséges 2. groteszk 3. tréfás 4. kacagtató 5. komikusFrom English-Bahasa Indonesia FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-ind ]
ludicrous //ˈljuː.dɪ.kɹəs// //ˈluː.dɪ.kɹəs//From English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 : [ freedict:eng-pol ]konyol idiotic or unthinkable, often to the point of being funny
ludicrous /ˈlu:dɪkrəs/From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-swe ]groteskowy, śmieszny
ludicrous //ˈljuː.dɪ.kɹəs// //ˈluː.dɪ.kɹəs//From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 : [ freedict:eng-tur ]absurd, löjlig, skrattretande idiotic or unthinkable, often to the point of being funny
ludicrous /lˈuːdɪkɹəs/ 1. gülünç, güldürücü, komik. ludicrously gülünç şekilde, komik olarak. ludicrousness komiklik, güldürücülük.From IPA:en_US : [ IPA:en_US ]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 : [ moby-thesaurus ]/ˈɫudəkɹəs/
41 Moby Thesaurus words for "ludicrous": absurd, amusing, antic, beyond belief, bizarre, cockamamie, comic, comical, crazy, droll, eccentric, extravagant, fantastic, farcical, foolish, funny, grotesque, high-flown, hilarious, humorous, incongruous, incredible, laughable, monstrous, nonsensical, outrageous, outre, poppycockish, preposterous, priceless, quaint, quizzical, rich, ridiculous, risible, screaming, silly, weird, whimsical, wild, wittyFrom Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary : [ stardic ]
a. 可笑的,滑稽的,荒唐的;From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary : [ xdict ]
a. 可笑的,滑稽的,荒唐的