ridiculous - Meaning in Tamil
ridiculous - Meaning in Tamil
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Definitions and Meaning of ridiculous in English
ridiculous adjective
- inspiring scornful pity
Synonyms
pathetic, silly
Example
- "how silly an ardent and unsuccessful wooer can be especially if he is getting on in years"
- broadly or extravagantly humorous; resembling farce
Synonyms
farcical, ludicrous
Examples
- "ludicrous green hair"
- "the wild farcical exuberance of a clown"
- 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".
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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 Tamil, ridiculous definition, translation and meaning of ridiculous in Tamil. Find ridiculous similar words, ridiculous synonyms. Learn and practice the pronunciation of ridiculous. Find the answer of what is the meaning of ridiculous in Tamil.
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