Meanings
nounridiculousness (countable and uncountable, plural ridiculousnesses)
plural ridiculousnesses
- uncountableThe characteristic of being ridiculous.
Only one short bit of humor is endearing, lampshading the ridiculousness of an eye-mask being able to conceal a superhero's identity.
2011 June 21, Corinne Gaston, “Adapted comic book flick has the ring, but no power”, in Daily Trojan - countableThe result of being ridiculous.
Synonyms & antonyms
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nouna message whose content is at variance with reason
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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Translations
Czech směšnost
- směšnostcharacteristic of being ridiculous
Danish latterlighed, grinagtighed
- latterlighedcharacteristic of being ridiculous
- grinagtighedcharacteristic of being ridiculous
Finnish naurettavuus, naurunalaisuus
- naurettavuuscharacteristic of being ridiculous
- naurunalaisuusresult of being ridiculous
French ridiculité, ridiculité
- ridiculitécharacteristic of being ridiculous
- ridiculitéresult of being ridiculous
German Lächerlichkeit, Lächerlichkeit
- Lächerlichkeitcharacteristic of being ridiculous
- Lächerlichkeitresult of being ridiculous
Polish niedorzeczność, śmieszność
- niedorzecznośćcharacteristic of being ridiculous
- śmiesznośćcharacteristic of being ridiculous
Swedish löjlighet, befängdhet
- löjlighetcharacteristic of being ridiculous
- befängdhetcharacteristic of being ridiculous
- knäpphetcharacteristic of being ridiculous
Ukrainian смі́шність
- смі́шність (smíšnistʹ)characteristic of being ridiculous
Cite this entry
APA
ridiculousness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ridiculousness
MLA
“ridiculousness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ridiculousness. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ridiculousness,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ridiculousness.
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