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risible |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. Laughing is our busines, . . . it has been made the definition of man that he is risible. --Dr. H. More 2. Exciting laughter; worthy to be laughed at amusing. ``Risible absurdities.'' --Johnson. I hope you find nothing risible in my complaisance. --Sir W. Scott. 3. Used in or expressing, laughter; as risible muscles. 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. 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 From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: 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}]
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