risible

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈrɪzɪbəl/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(rizə bəl)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
ris•i•ble  (rizə bəl),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. causing or capable of causing laughter;
    laughable;
    ludicrous.
  2. having the ability, disposition, or readiness to laugh.
  3. pertaining to or connected with laughing.
  • Late Latin rīsibilis that can laugh, equivalent. to Latin rīs(us) (past participle of rīdēre to laugh) + -ibilis -ible
  • 1550–60
    • 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged funny, humorous, comical.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
risible / ˈrɪzɪbəl/
  1. having a tendency to laugh
  2. causing laughter; ridiculous
Etymology: 16th Century: from Late Latin rīsibilis, from Latin rīdēre to laughˈrisibly
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