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Risible
(gcide) | Risible \Ris"i*ble\, a. [F., fr. L. risibilis, fr. ridere,
risum, to laugh. Cf. Ridiculous.]
1. Having the faculty or power of laughing; disposed to
laugh.
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Laughing is our busines, . . . it has been made the
definition of man that he is risible. --Dr. H. More.
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2. Exciting laughter; worthy to be laughed at; amusing.
"Risible absurdities." --Johnson.
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I hope you find nothing risible in my complaisance.
--Sir W.
Scott.
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3. Used in, or expressing, laughter; as, risible muscles.
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Note: Risible is sometimes used as a noun, in the plural, for
the feeling of amusement and for the muscles and other
organs used in laughing, collectively; as, unable to
control one's risibles.
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Syn: Ludicrous; laughable; amusing; ridiculous -- Risible,
Ludicrous, Ridiculous.
Usage: Risible differs from ludicrous as species from genus;
ludicrous expressing that which is playful and
sportive; risible, that which may excite laughter.
Risible differs from ridiculous, as the latter implies
something contemptuous, and risible does not.
[1913 Webster] --Ris"i*ble*ness, n. -- Ris"i*bly,
adv.
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risible
(wn) | risible
adj 1: arousing or provoking laughter; "an amusing film with a
steady stream of pranks and pratfalls"; "an amusing
fellow"; "a comic hat"; "a comical look of surprise";
"funny stories that made everybody laugh"; "a very funny
writer"; "it would have been laughable if it hadn't hurt
so much"; "a mirthful experience"; "risible courtroom
antics" [syn: amusing, comic, comical, funny,
laughable, mirthful, risible] |
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comic comical funny laughable risible
(gcide) | humourous \humourous\ adj.
same as humorous; causing amusement or laughter. [Narrower
terms: {bantering, facetious, tongue-in-cheek, witty ;
{boisterous, knockabout, slapstick ; {buffoonish, clownish,
zany}; {comic, comical, funny, laughable, risible ; {droll,
waggish ; {dry, ironic, ironical, pawky, wry ; {farcical,
ludicrous, ridiculous ; {Gilbertian ; {hilarious, uproarious
; jesting, jocose, jocular, jocund, joking; {merry,
mirthful}; {seriocomic, seriocomical ; {tragicomic,
tragicomical ; killing, sidesplitting] Also See:
pleasing.
Syn: humorous.
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Irrisible
(gcide) | Irrisible \Ir*ris"i*ble\, a. [Pref. ir- not + risible. See
Irrision.]
Not risible. [R.]
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Risible
(gcide) | Risible \Ris"i*ble\, a. [F., fr. L. risibilis, fr. ridere,
risum, to laugh. Cf. Ridiculous.]
1. Having the faculty or power of laughing; disposed to
laugh.
[1913 Webster]
Laughing is our busines, . . . it has been made the
definition of man that he is risible. --Dr. H. More.
[1913 Webster]
2. Exciting laughter; worthy to be laughed at; amusing.
"Risible absurdities." --Johnson.
[1913 Webster]
I hope you find nothing risible in my complaisance.
--Sir W.
Scott.
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3. Used in, or expressing, laughter; as, risible muscles.
[1913 Webster]
Note: Risible is sometimes used as a noun, in the plural, for
the feeling of amusement and for the muscles and other
organs used in laughing, collectively; as, unable to
control one's risibles.
[1913 Webster]
Syn: Ludicrous; laughable; amusing; ridiculous -- Risible,
Ludicrous, Ridiculous.
Usage: Risible differs from ludicrous as species from genus;
ludicrous expressing that which is playful and
sportive; risible, that which may excite laughter.
Risible differs from ridiculous, as the latter implies
something contemptuous, and risible does not.
[1913 Webster] --Ris"i*ble*ness, n. -- Ris"i*bly,
adv.
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Risibleness
(gcide) | Risible \Ris"i*ble\, a. [F., fr. L. risibilis, fr. ridere,
risum, to laugh. Cf. Ridiculous.]
1. Having the faculty or power of laughing; disposed to
laugh.
[1913 Webster]
Laughing is our busines, . . . it has been made the
definition of man that he is risible. --Dr. H. More.
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2. Exciting laughter; worthy to be laughed at; amusing.
"Risible absurdities." --Johnson.
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I hope you find nothing risible in my complaisance.
--Sir W.
Scott.
[1913 Webster]
3. Used in, or expressing, laughter; as, risible muscles.
[1913 Webster]
Note: Risible is sometimes used as a noun, in the plural, for
the feeling of amusement and for the muscles and other
organs used in laughing, collectively; as, unable to
control one's risibles.
[1913 Webster]
Syn: Ludicrous; laughable; amusing; ridiculous -- Risible,
Ludicrous, Ridiculous.
Usage: Risible differs from ludicrous as species from genus;
ludicrous expressing that which is playful and
sportive; risible, that which may excite laughter.
Risible differs from ridiculous, as the latter implies
something contemptuous, and risible does not.
[1913 Webster] --Ris"i*ble*ness, n. -- Ris"i*bly,
adv.
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