Meaning

2 senses
  1. Worthless; worthy of contempt or derision.

    lachhaft, lächerlich, zum Lachen

    смішни́йsmišnýj

    so unreasonable as to invite derision

  2. (archaic)Fitted to excite laughter; humorous.

    lächerlich, lachhaft

    смешно́йsmešnój, смехотво́рныйsmexotvórnyj

    смішни́йsmišnýj

    arousing or provoking laughter

Examples

12 sentences
  1. From the sublime to the laughable is just one step.

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  2. The idea that he is going to make a speech is laughable.

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  3. Laughter is the only cure against vanity, and vanity is the only laughable fault.

    ruЕдинственное лекарство против тщеславия - это смех; и единственный недостаток, над которым можно смеяться, - это тщеславие.

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  4. Laughable how prostitutes want to be loved by stealing your money.

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  5. Your theory is laughable.

    ruВаша теория смешна.

    deDeine Theorie ist lächerlich.

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Translations

8 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
fitted to excite laughter:
Русский
By meaning 1
fitted to excite laughter:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
fitted to excite laughter:
worthy of derision:

Forms

more laughable, most laughable
Comparativemore laughable Lesson
Superlativemost laughable Lesson

regular

Synonyms

126 synonyms

Word family

5 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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