different between ridiculous vs outre

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): /u??t?e?/

Adjective

outre

1. Alternative spelling of outré

Anagrams

• Toure, outer, rouet, route, utero-

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ut?/

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin uter, utris.

Noun

outre f (plural outres)

1. goatskin, wine skin, water skin

Etymology 2

From Old French oltre, inherited from Latin ultra. Doublet of ultra-.

Preposition

outre

1. as well as, besides, on top of

Derived terms

• en outre
• outrecuider
  • outrecuidance
• outre-mer
• outre mesure
• outre-Meuse
• outre que
• outrer
  • outrage
• passer outre

Anagrams

• route, routé, troue, troué

Further reading

• “outre” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).