Risible — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

arousing or provoking laughter

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɹˈɪzᵻbəl/

🇬🇧British English

/ɹˈɪzɪbəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɹˈɪzɪbəl/

2 syllables Say it as /ɹˈɪzᵻbəl/.

Examples

an amusing film with a steady stream of pranks and pratfalls
an amusing fellow
a comic hat

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

comic amusing mirthful comical funny laughable

Parts of Speech

adjective

arousing or provoking laughter

“an amusing film with a steady stream of pranks and pratfalls”

Word Forms

comic	noun	a professional performer who tells jokes and performs comical acts
comedy	noun	a comic incident or series of incidents
comicality	noun	the quality of being comical
fun	noun	activities that are enjoyable or amusing
funniness	noun	a comic incident or series of incidents
laugh	verb	produce laughter
mirthfulness	noun	great merriment
risibility	noun	a disposition to laugh

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

lächerlich

Lachen hervorrufen oder provozieren

🇮🇹Italian

ridicolo

suscitare o provocare una risata

🇳🇱Dutch

belachelijk

lachen opwekken of uitlokken

🇵🇹Portuguese

risível

despertar ou provocar risos

🇷🇺Russian

смешной

вызывающий или вызывающий смех

India

🇮🇳Hindi

हंसोड़

हँसी जगाने या उकसानेवाला

🇮🇳Tamil

எழக்கூடிய

சிரிப்பை தூண்டுதல் அல்லது தூண்டுதல்

🇮🇳Telugu

ఎగుడుదిగుడు

నవ్వు రేకెత్తించడం లేదా రెచ్చగొట్టడం

🇮🇳Marathi

रिसिबल

उत्तेजित किंवा उत्तेजित हास्य

🇮🇳Gujarati

રિસિબલ

ઉત્તેજિત અથવા ઉત્તેજક હાસ્ય

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕ್ಷುಲ್ಲಕ

ನಗುವನ್ನು ಪ್ರಚೋದಿಸುವುದು ಅಥವಾ ಪ್ರಚೋದಿಸುವುದು

🇮🇳Malayalam

ദൃഢമായ

ചിരി ഉണർത്തുകയോ പ്രകോപിപ്പിക്കുകയോ ചെയ്യുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਰਿਜ਼ਬਲ

ਹਾਸੇ ਨੂੰ ਜਗਾਉਣਾ ਜਾਂ ਭੜਕਾਉਣਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

قابل قبول

ہنسی کو جگانا یا اکسانا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

可笑的

引起或引起笑声

🇯🇵Japanese

危険な

笑いを引き起こす、または誘発する

🇰🇷Korean

웃을 줄 아는

웃음을 유발하거나 자극하는 것

🇻🇳Vietnamese

có thể mạo hiểm

kích động hoặc kích động tiếng cười

🇹🇭Thai

มีความเสี่ยง

ปลุกเร้าหรือกระตุ้นเสียงหัวเราะ

🇮🇩Indonesian

lucu

membangkitkan atau memancing tawa

🇲🇾Malay

berdaya tahan

membangkitkan atau menimbulkan ketawa

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مضحك

إثارة أو إثارة الضحك

🇮🇷Persian

ریسیبل

تحریک یا تحریک خنده

🇹🇷Turkish

riskli

kahkaha uyandıran veya kışkırtan

🇮🇱Hebrew

סביר

מעורר או מעורר צחוק

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