broadly or extravagantly humorous; resembling farce
“the wild farcical exuberance of a clown”
Word Forms
farce
noun
a comedy characterized by broad satire and improbable situations
ridicule
noun
language or behavior intended to mock or humiliate
ridiculousness
noun
a message whose content is at variance with reason
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
absurd
breit oder übertrieben humorvoll; einer Farce ähneln
🇫🇷French
grotesque
humoristique de manière large ou extravagante ; ressemblant à une farce
🇪🇸Spanish
absurdo
de humor amplio o extravagante; parecido a una farsa
🇮🇹Italian
farsesco
ampiamente o stravagantemente divertente; somigliante ad una farsa
🇳🇱Dutch
kluchtig
breed of extravagant humoristisch; lijkt op een farce
🇵🇹Portuguese
ridículo
ampla ou extravagantemente humorístico; parecendo farsa
🇷🇺Russian
фарсовый
широко или экстравагантно юмористический; напоминающий фарс
India
🇮🇳Hindi
हंसी का
मोटे तौर पर या असाधारण रूप से विनोदी; प्रहसन जैसा
🇧🇩Bengali
প্রহসনমূলক
broadly or extravagantly humorous; প্রহসন অনুরূপ
🇮🇳Tamil
கேலிக்குரிய
பரந்த அல்லது ஆடம்பரமான நகைச்சுவை; கேலிக்கூத்து போன்றது
🇮🇳Telugu
ప్రహసనమైన
విస్తృతంగా లేదా విపరీతమైన హాస్యం; ప్రహసనాన్ని పోలి ఉంటుంది
🇮🇳Marathi
उपहासात्मक
व्यापक किंवा विलक्षण विनोदी; प्रहसन सारखे
🇮🇳Gujarati
હાસ્યાસ્પદ
વ્યાપક અથવા અસાધારણ રીતે રમૂજી; પ્રહસન જેવું લાગે છે
🇮🇳Kannada
ಹಾಸ್ಯಾಸ್ಪದ
ವಿಶಾಲವಾಗಿ ಅಥವಾ ಅತಿರಂಜಿತವಾಗಿ ಹಾಸ್ಯಮಯ; ಪ್ರಹಸನವನ್ನು ಹೋಲುತ್ತದೆ
🇮🇳Malayalam
പ്രഹസനമായ
വിശാലമായ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ അതിരുകടന്ന നർമ്മം; പ്രഹസനത്തോട് സാമ്യമുണ്ട്
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਹਾਸੋਹੀਣੀ
ਮੋਟੇ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ ਜਾਂ ਬੇਮਿਸਾਲ ਹਾਸੇ ਵਾਲਾ; ਵਿਅੰਗ ਵਰਗਾ
🇵🇰Urdu
طنزیہ
وسیع پیمانے پر یا غیر معمولی طور پر مزاحیہ؛ طنز سے مشابہت
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
滑稽的
广泛或过度幽默；类似闹剧
🇯🇵Japanese
茶番的な
広範囲にまたは非常にユーモラス。茶番に似た
🇰🇷Korean
우스꽝스러운
광범위하게 또는 터무니없이 유머러스함; 희극을 닮은
🇻🇳Vietnamese
lố bịch
hài hước một cách rộng rãi hoặc quá mức; giống như trò hề
🇹🇭Thai
ตลก
อารมณ์ขันในวงกว้างหรือฟุ่มเฟือย; คล้ายเรื่องตลก
🇮🇩Indonesian
lucu
sangat lucu atau sangat lucu; menyerupai lelucon
🇵🇭Filipino
nakakatawa
malawak o labis na nakakatawa; kahawig ng komedya
🇲🇾Malay
lawak
secara meluas atau sangat lucu; menyerupai sandiwara
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
هزلية
روح الدعابة على نطاق واسع أو بشكل مبالغ فيه؛ تشبه المهزلة
🇮🇷Persian
مسخره
به طور گسترده یا زیاد طنز آمیز؛ شبیه مسخره
🇹🇷Turkish
saçma
genel olarak veya aşırı derecede esprili; saçmalığa benzeyen
🇮🇱Hebrew
מְגוּחָך
הומוריסטי רחב או אקסטרווגנטי; דומה לפארסה
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'farcical'?
The primary meaning of 'farcical' is 'broadly or extravagantly humorous; resembling farce'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'farcical' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'farcical' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'farcical' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'farcical' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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