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• ris|i|ble — «RIHZ uh buhl», adjective. able or inclined to laugh. 1. of laughter; used in laughter: »By and by something would be said to touch his risible faculties (W. H. Hudson). 2. causing laughter; amusing; funny; comical: »a few wild blunders and… …   Useful english dictionary

• de|ris|i|ble — «dih RIHZ uh buhl», adjective. subject to derision; worthy of derision …   Useful english dictionary

• ris — ad·el·phoc·o·ris; ag·a·ris·ti·dae; alec·to·ris; am·pho·ris·kos; am·y·ris; anach·a·ris; an·a·gy·ris; an·ti·a·ris; an·ti·pe·ris·ta·sis; ao·ris·tic; aph·o·ris·mat·ic; aph·o·ris·mic; apho·ris·mos; aph·o·ris·tic; apri·o·ris·tic; ar·ris; ar·ris·ways;… …   English syllables

• ble — ab·di·ca·ble; abom·i·na·ble; abus·a·ble; ac·ces·si·ble; ac·com·mo·da·ble; ac·cost·a·ble; ac·cu·mu·la·ble; ac·cus·a·ble; ace·to·sol·u·ble; achie·va·ble; acid·i·fi·a·ble; ac·knowl·edge·a·ble; act·a·ble; ac·ti·va·ble; ac·tu·al·iz·a·ble; add·a·ble;… …   English syllables

• risible — ris·i·ble …   English syllables

• risible — ris•i•ble [[t]ˈrɪz ə bəl[/t]] adj. 1) causing or capable of causing laughter; laughable; ludicrous 2) having the ability, disposition, or readiness to laugh 3) pertaining to or connected with laughing • Etymology: 1550–60; < LL rīsibilis that… …   From formal English to slang

• risible — ris|i|ble [ˈrızıbəl] adj formal [Date: 1500 1600; : Late Latin; Origin: risibilis, from Latin ridere to laugh ] something that is risible is so stupid that it deserves to be laughed at ▪ a risible suggestion >risibility [ˌrızıˈbılıti] n [U] …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• risible — ris|i|ble [ rızəbl ] adjective FORMAL silly or bad enough to make you laugh: ABSURD, RIDICULOUS …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• Risible — Ris i*ble, a. [F., fr. L. risibilis, fr. ridere, risum, to laugh. Cf. {Ridiculous}.] 1. Having the faculty or power of laughing; disposed to laugh. [1913 Webster] Laughing is our busines, . . . it has been made the definition of man that he is… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Risibleness — Risible Ris i*ble, a. [F., fr. L. risibilis, fr. ridere, risum, to laugh. Cf. {Ridiculous}.] 1. Having the faculty or power of laughing; disposed to laugh. [1913 Webster] Laughing is our busines, . . . it has been made the definition of man that… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English