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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesridicule
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ree-dee-kool
"La ridicule de la situation était évidente."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The state or quality of being ridiculous; absurdity.
"The ridiculousness of the situation made everyone laugh." - 2
An instance or example of something that is ridiculous.
"His excuse for being late was pure ridiculousness."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'ridiculousness' is derived from the Latin 'ridiculus', meaning 'laughable' or 'absurd', combined with the English suffix '-ness', which denotes a state or quality. The term evolved in the late 19th century to describe the quality of being ridiculous.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Ridiculousness" is said worldwide
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ridicule
Transliteration: ree-dee-kool
"La ridicule de la situation était évidente."
Lächerlichkeit
Transliteration: lɛçɐlɪçkaɪt
"Die Lächerlichkeit der Situation war offensichtlich."
ridicolaggine
Transliteration: ree-dee-koh-lahd-djineh
"La ridicolaggine della situazione era evidente."
ridiculez
Transliteration: ree-dee-kool-eth
"La ridiculez de la situación era obvia."
ridicularidade
Transliteration: hee-dee-koo-lah-ree-dah-jee
"A ridicularidade da situação era clara."
बेतुकीपन
Transliteration: betookipan
"स्थिति की बेतुकीपन स्पष्ट थी।"
荒谬
Transliteration: huāngmiù
"情况的荒谬是显而易见的。"
우스꽝스러움
Transliteration: usgwangseureoum
"상황의 우스꽝스러움은 분명했다."
滑稽さ
Transliteration: kokkeisa
"状況の滑稽さは明らかだった。"
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