ludicrous
Meaning of ludicrous
- so foolish, unreasonable, or out of place as to be amusing.
it's ludicrous that I have been fined
every night he wore a ludicrous outfit
early 17th century (in the sense ‘sportive, intended as a jest’): from Latin ludicrus (probably from ludicrum ‘stage play’) + -ous.
Information about ludicrous
- It is an adjective.
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Hyphenation of ludicrous
lu-di-crous
- It consists of 3 syllables and 9 chars.
- ludicrous is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables
ludicrous synonyms
Meaning farcical:
Meaning absurd:
absurd, cockeyed, derisory, idiotic, laughable, nonsensical, preposterous, ridiculous
Meaning provoking laughter through being ludicrous:
Meaning lacking good sense or judgement; unwise:
Meaning having or showing a great lack of intelligence or common sense:
Meaning lacking sense or meaning; silly:
Meaning having or showing a lack of common sense or judgement; absurd and foolish:
Meaning extremely stupid or foolish:
Meaning foolish:
Meaning (of behaviour or an idea) extremely foolish; not sensible:
Meaning extremely foolish; irrational:
ludicrous antonyms
Meaning done or chosen in accordance with wisdom or prudence; likely to be of benefit:
Translation of ludicrous
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