ludicrousness
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7.5
- noun
- /ˈluːdɪkrəsnəs/
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ridiculez
- She couldn't help but appreciate the ludicrousness of the situation when he tripped over his own feet.
Examples
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We all recognized the ludicrousness of the rules we had to follow during the game.
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This thread has reached a new height of ludicrousness.
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Now, you see all this right here, all this ludicrousness goin' on here?
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Even Black people can see through the ludicrousness of such a billboard.
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"The ludicrousness of her song overcame them, and they started laughing hysterically.
Fiction book (2000) -
The ludicrousness of these delusions becomes apparent when we begin to restore our unity with nature.
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That is sheer ludicrousness.
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That's the sort of yarn you can believe if you want to; but my brother was dreadfully upset by the ludicrousness of the proposition that the poor boy had drowned by accident.
Fiction book (1997) -
The delusion that regular Americans look to politicians and see sexy persists in East Coast media circles, despite its evident ludicrousness and a number of debunkings.
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You're satirizing the people you find reprehensible by perfectly imitating and exaggerating to the point of ludicrousness all the qualities you find odious!
Blog text (16)
Synonyms
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6.1
Something very silly that goes against common sense
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2.6
Playful or foolish behavior that is not serious and often funny
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4.9
Being very silly or clearly unreasonable
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7.9
Clown-like, silly actions meant to make people laugh
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5.3
A funny, strange way of acting that surprises and makes people laugh
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8.6
A short funny remark or action that makes people smile
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6.3
How much people laugh at something
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2.7
A thing that makes people laugh
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7.9
A state of being very silly and clearly against common sense
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7.4
A quality that makes people laugh
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7.1
Funny, silly, unpredictable behaviour or ideas that make people laugh
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6.8
A very silly or crazy way of behaving that makes people laugh
Being very silly and absurd so it seems like a bad joke
A situation that is very strange and does not make sense
The quality of being very funny and making people laugh a lot
Being funny in a way that makes people laugh
Being amusing in a slightly odd and unexpected way
Silly behavior meant to make people laugh
Antonyms
How Ridiculous
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Ludicrousness comes from the Latin root ludere, which means 'to play'. So it describes something that feels like a joke or a play—so silly or absurd that people laugh or cannot believe it.