laughable

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Etymology

From laugh + -able.

Pronunciation

• (Australia) IPA: /ˈlaːfəbl̩/
• (British) IPA: /ˈlɑːfəbl̩/, /ˈlæfəbl̩/
• (America) enPR: ˈlăfəbl̩, IPA: /ˈlæfəbl̩/

Adjective

laughable

1. (now, rare) Fitted to excite laughter; humorous.

   Synonyms: comical, droll, humorful, ludicrous, risible, ridiculous

   • 1808–10, William Hickey (memoirist), Memoirs of a Georgian Rake, Folio Society 1995, p. 91:

     At this our first dinner at the Government House a very laughable incident occurred.

2. Worthless; worthy of contempt or derision.

   Synonyms: derisible, pathetic, risible

Translations

• French: risible
• German: lächerlich, lachhaft
• Italian: ridicolo, risibile
• Portuguese: ridículo, risível
• Russian: смешно́й
• Spanish: risible, ridículo

Translations

• French: risible, ridicule
• German: lachhaft, lächerlich, zum Lachen
• Spanish: irrisorio, risible, ridículo

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