Meaning

3 senses
  1. Of or pertaining to laughter.

    the risible muscles

    Lach-

    смеховойsmexovoj

    arousing or provoking laughter

  2. Provoking laughter; ludicrous; ridiculous; humorously insignificant.

    lachhaft

    смешнойsmešnoj

  3. Easily laughing; prone to laughter.

    lachlustig

    смешливыйsmešlivyj

Examples

1 sentences
  1. Do you find it risible?

    ruТы находишь это смешным?

    deFindest du es lächerlich?

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Translations

8 languages
Русский
By meaning 3
pertaining to laughter:
provoking laughter:
prone to laughter:
Deutsch
By meaning 3
pertaining to laughter:
provoking laughter:
prone to laughter:

Origin

From Middle French risible and directly from Late Latin rīsibilis, from Latin rīsus (“laug

From Middle French risible and directly from Late Latin rīsibilis, from Latin rīsus (“laughter”) + -ibilis, from the perfect passive participle of rīdeō (“laugh”).

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Forms

more risible, most risible
Comparativemore risible Lesson
Superlativemost risible Lesson

regular

Synonyms

7 synonyms
provoking laughter:funnyA1ludicrousC1laughable
Close in meaning

Word family

6 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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