ridibund

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UK/ˈɹɪdɪbʌnd/US/ˈɹɪdəˌbənd/

adjective

Inclined to and easily brought to laughter; happy.

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Meanings

adjectiveridibund (comparative more ridibund, superlative most ridibund)

comparative more ridibund · superlative most ridibund

  1. rareInclined to and easily brought to laughter; happy.

    Lachfroſch m. laughing or ridibund

    1863, Christoph Friedrich Grieb, A Dictionary of the English and German Languages, Lachfrosch, page 531
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    If Ischia could procure a well-regulated outlet after the manner of Stromboli, this danger might be averted and a more ridibund race of mortals evolved.

    1931, Norman Douglas, Summer Islands: Ischia and Ponza, page 19

    The ridibund bumpkin in Yiddish jokelore is a hypergelast.

    1978, Evan Esar, The Comic Encyclopedia, page 375

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
sanguine

Origin

From the Latin rīdibundus, from rīdeō (“to laugh”) + -bundus.

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Translations

Finnish nauravainen
  • nauravaineneasily brought to laughter
Cite this entry
APA

ridibund. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ridibund

MLA

“ridibund.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ridibund. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ridibund,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ridibund.

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