Meanings
nounludicrousness (countable and uncountable, plural ludicrousnesses)
plural ludicrousnesses
- countableuncountableThe state or quality of being ludicrous.
The full ludicrousness of the thing dawned upon me so forcibly that I forgot all about my excitement and scare, and laughed aloud.
1879, John McElroy, chapter 51, in AndersonvilleSynonyms: laughableness, ludicrity, ludicrosity
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe state or quality of being ludicrous.
Also see
Origin
Translations
Esperanto ridindeco
- ridindecoquality of being ludicrous
Polish idiotyczność, niedorzeczność
- idiotycznośćquality of being ludicrous
- niedorzecznośćquality of being ludicrous
- absurdalnośćquality of being ludicrous
- groteskowośćquality of being ludicrous
- bezsensownośćquality of being ludicrous
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