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ridiculous - Meaning in Konkani

IPA: rɪdɪkyələsKonkani: रिडिक्यलस

ridiculous - Meaning in Konkani

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Definitions and Meaning of ridiculous in English

ridiculous adjective

  1. inspiring scornful pity

    Synonyms

    pathetic, silly

    Example

    • "how silly an ardent and unsuccessful wooer can be especially if he is getting on in years"
  2. broadly or extravagantly humorous; resembling farce

    Synonyms

    farcical, ludicrous

    हास्यास्पद, ...

    Examples

    • "ludicrous green hair"
    • "the wild farcical exuberance of a clown"
  3. so unreasonable as to invite derision

    Synonyms

    absurd, cockeyed, derisory, idiotic, laughable, ludicrous, nonsensical, preposterous

    Examples

    • "a contribution so small as to be laughable"
    • "a preposterous attempt to turn back the pages of history"
    • "ask a nonsensical question and get a nonsensical answer"
    • "her conceited assumption of universal interest in her rather dull children was ridiculous"
    • "it is ludicrous to call a cottage a mansion"
    • "that's a cockeyed idea"
    • "the absurd excuse that the dog ate his homework"

Description

To be ridiculous is to be something highly incongruous or inferior, sometimes deliberately so to make people laugh or get their attention, and sometimes unintendedly so as to be considered laughable and earn or provoke ridicule and derision. It comes from the 1540s Latin "ridiculosus" meaning "laughable", from "ridiculus" meaning "that which excites laughter", and from "ridere" meaning "to laugh". "Ridiculous" is an adjective describing "the ridiculous".

Also see "Ridiculous" on Wikipedia

What is ridiculous meaning in Konkani?

The word or phrase ridiculous refers to inspiring scornful pity, or broadly or extravagantly humorous; resembling farce, or so unreasonable as to invite derision. See ridiculous meaning in Konkani, ridiculous definition, translation and meaning of ridiculous in Konkani. Find ridiculous similar words, ridiculous synonyms. Learn and practice the pronunciation of ridiculous. Find the answer of what is the meaning of ridiculous in Konkani.

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