different between ridiculous vs jesting

English

Alternative forms

• rediculous (archaic, eye dialect, or misspelling)
• radiculous (rare, obsolete)

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin r?diculus (“laughable, ridiculous”); see ridicule.

Pronunciation

• (Canada, UK, US) IPA^(key): /???d?kj?l?s/, /?i??d?kj?l?s/
• (Wales) IPA^(key): /???d?kl?s/
• Rhymes: -?kj?l?s

Adjective

ridiculous (comparative more ridiculous, superlative most ridiculous)

1. Deserving of ridicule; foolish; absurd.

   Synonyms: silly, willy nilly, frivolous, goofy, funny, humorous, absurd, odd, surreal, unreasonable; see also Thesaurus:absurd

   Antonyms: straightforward, serious, somber, solemn

2. Astonishing; unbelievable.

Derived terms

• ridic
• ridiculousness

Related terms

• deride
• derision
• ridicule
• ridiculable
• ridiculosity
• ridiculously

Translations

Further reading

• ridiculous at OneLook Dictionary Search
• ridiculous in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• ridiculous in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?d??st??/

Noun

jesting (countable and uncountable, plural jestings)

1. joking
   • 1599, William Shakespeare, The Passionate Pilgrim

     Yet in the midst of all her pure protestings, / Her faith, her oaths, her tears and all were jestings.

2. bantering; ridicule
3. mocking

Adjective

jesting (comparative more jesting, superlative most jesting)

1. facetious
2. humorous
3. playful; mocking
4. jeering

Verb

jesting

1. present participle of jest