laughable
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laugh·a·ble
(lăf′ə-bəl, lä′fə-)adj.
Causing or deserving laughter or derision.
laugh′a·ble·ness n.
laugh′a·bly adv.
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laughable
(ˈlɑːfəbəl)adj
1. producing scorn; ludicrous: he offered me a laughable sum for the picture.
2. arousing laughter
ˈlaughableness n
ˈlaughably adv
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laugh•a•ble
(ˈlæf ə bəl, ˈlɑ fə-)adj.
such as to cause laughter; funny; amusing.
[1590–1600]
laugh′a•ble•ness, n.
laugh′a•bly, adv.
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Adj. | 1. | laughable - incongruous;inviting ridicule; "the absurd excuse that the dog ate his homework"; "that's a cockeyed idea"; "ask a nonsensical question and get a nonsensical answer"; "a contribution so small as to be laughable"; "it is ludicrous to call a cottage a mansion"; "a preposterous attempt to turn back the pages of history"; "her conceited assumption of universal interest in her rather dull children was ridiculous" foolish - devoid of good sense or judgment; "foolish remarks"; "a foolish decision" |
2. | laughable - 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" |
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laughable
adjective
1. ridiculous, absurd, ludicrous, preposterous, farcical, nonsensical, derisory, risible, derisive, worthy of scorn He claimed that the allegations were 'laughable'.
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laughable
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Translations
مُثير للضِّحْك، مُسَلٍّمُضْحِك
komickýsměšný
komisklatterligmorsom
हास्यस्पद
hlægilegurhlálegur, fáránlegur
laughable
[ˈlɑːfəbl] ADJ [sum, amount] → irrisorio; [suggestion] → ridículoit's really quite laughable that → es realmente un poco ridículo or irrisorio que ...
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
laughable
adj → lachhaft, lächerlich; if it wasn’t so serious, it would be almost laughable → wenn es nicht so ernst wäre, könnte man fast darüber lachen
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
laughable
[ˈlɑːfəbl] adj → ridicolo/aCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
laugh
(laːf) verb to make sounds with the voice in showing happiness, amusement, scorn etc. We laughed at the funny photographs; Children were laughing in the garden as they played.
noun an act or sound of laughing. He gave a laugh; a loud laugh.
ˈlaughable adjective1. ridiculous or deserving scorn. Her attempts at drawing were laughable.
2. amusing; comical.
ˈlaughably adverbˈlaughingly adverb
as a joke. She suggested laughingly that he should try it himself.
ˈlaughter noun the act or sound of laughing. We could hear laughter / the sound of laughter from the next room.
ˈlaughing-stock noun someone who is laughed at. If I wear that hat, I'll be a laughing-stock.
laugh at to make it obvious that one regards something or someone as humorous, ridiculous or deserving scorn. Everyone will laugh at me if I wear that dress!; The others laughed at his fears.
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