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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, typerä

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  ludicrous
     Engelska a.
     löjlig, skrattretande, absurd

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Ludicrous /lˈuːdɪkɹəs/
  سخيف

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  ludicrous //ˈljuː.dɪ.kɹəs// //ˈluː.dɪ.kɹəs// 
  нелеп, смехотворен
  idiotic or unthinkable, often to the point of being funny

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  ludicrous /lˈuːdɪkɹəs/ 
  směšný

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  ludicrous /lˈuːdɪkɹəs/ 
  absurdní

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  ludicrous /lˈuːdɪkɹəs/
  absurd, abstrus, abwegig, widersinnig 
     Synonym: absurd
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  ludicrous /lˈuːdɪkɹəs/
  lächerlich, lachhaft, zum Lachen  [ugs.]
     Synonyms: laughable, ridiculous
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  ludicrous /lˈuːdɪkɹəs/
  wahnwitzig 
     Synonyms: insane, lunatic
  

From English - Modern Greek XDXF/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:eng-ell ]

  ludicrous /lˈuːdɪkɹəs/
  
  γελοίος, περίγελος

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  ludicrous //ˈljuː.dɪ.kɹəs// //ˈluː.dɪ.kɹəs// 
  järjetön, absurdi, huvittava, idioottimainen, naurettava, älytön
  idiotic or unthinkable, often to the point of being funny

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  ludicrous /lˈuːdɪkɹəs/ 
  1. हँसने~योग्य
        "It is a ludicrous idea."

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  ludicrous /lˈuːdɪkɹəs/
  komičan, smiješan

From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 :   [ freedict:eng-hun ]

  ludicrous /lˈuːdɪkɹəs/
  1. nevetséges
  2. groteszk
  3. tréfás
  4. kacagtató
  5. komikus

From English-Bahasa Indonesia FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-ind ]

  ludicrous //ˈljuː.dɪ.kɹəs// //ˈluː.dɪ.kɹəs// 
  konyol
  idiotic or unthinkable, often to the point of being funny

From English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-pol ]

  ludicrous /ˈlu:dɪkrəs/ 
    groteskowy, śmieszny

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  ludicrous //ˈljuː.dɪ.kɹəs// //ˈluː.dɪ.kɹəs// 
  absurd, löjlig, skrattretande
  idiotic or unthinkable, often to the point of being funny

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  ludicrous /lˈuːdɪkɹəs/
  1. gülünç, güldürücü, komik. ludicrously  gülünç şekilde, komik olarak. ludicrousness  komiklik, güldürücülük.

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ˈɫudəkɹəs/

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  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, witty
  
  

From 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

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