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laughable

English

Etymology

From laugh +? -able.

Pronunciation

  • (General Australian) IPA(key): /?la?f?bl?/
  • (UK) IPA(key): /?l??f?bl?/, /?læf?bl?/
  • (US) enPR: ?l?f?bl?, IPA(key): /?læf?bl?/

Adjective

laughable (comparative more laughable, superlative most laughable)

  1. (now rare) Fitted to excite laughter; humorous.
    • 1808–10, William Hickey, Memoirs of a Georgian Rake, Folio Society 1995, p. 91:
      At this our first dinner at the Government House a very laughable incident occurred.
  2. Worthless; worthy of contempt or derision.

Synonyms

  • droll, ludicrous, mirthful, comical, risible, ridiculous

Derived terms

  • laughableness
  • laughably

Translations

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hilarious

English

Etymology

From Latin hilaris (“cheerful”), from Ancient Greek ?????? (hilarós, “cheerful, merry”), from ????? (hílaos, “propitious, gracious, kind”).

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /h??l???i?s/
  • (US) IPA(key): /h??le?i?s/, /ha??le?i?s/
  • (New England) IPA(key): /h??læ?i?s/, /ha??læ?i?s/
  • (Mary–marry–merry distinction) (New England)
  • Rhymes: -??ri?s

Adjective

hilarious (comparative more hilarious, superlative most hilarious)

  1. Very funny; causing great merriment and laughter.
  2. Full of hilarity; merry.

Synonyms

  • See also Thesaurus:funny

Derived terms

  • hilarity
  • hilariously
  • hilariousness

Related terms

  • exhilarate
  • exhilaration
  • Hilary

Translations

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