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.
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
risible
adj : 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]
WordNet (r) 2.0
36 Moby Thesaurus words for "risible":
absurd, amusing, bizarre, buxom, comic, comical, droll, eccentric,
farcical, frivolous, funny, gleeful, hilarious, humorous,
incongruous, jocular, jocund, jolly, jovial, joyful, joyous,
laughable, laughter-loving, ludicrous, merry, mirth-loving,
mirthful, priceless, quaint, quizzical, rejoicing, rich,
ridiculous, screaming, whimsical, witty
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
amusing, comic, comical, funny, laughable, mirthful
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