laughable

ˈlæfəbəl

Definition

Definition of laughable - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

silly humorridiculous and not worth serious attention

His excuse was laughable and nobody believed it.

absurd

preposterous

ridiculous

humorcausing laughter due to absurdity

The idea was so laughable that everyone chuckled.

absurd

comical

ridiculous

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Origin of laughable

English, laugh (express joy) + able (capable of)

Terms with laughable included in their meaning

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foolish

adj.

unwise or absurd

showing poor judgment or being ridiculous or laughable

silly

adj.

humor

laughable or amusing through foolishness

rich

adj.

humor

very amusing or laughable

hold up to ridicule

mocking

make someone or something look foolish or laughable

ridiculousness

absurdity

quality of being absurd or laughable

wheeze

humor

something very humorous or laughable

derisory

adj.

laughable

deserving ridicule

ludicrousness

absurdity

quality of being absurdly ridiculous or laughable

Examples of laughable in a sentence

His attempt to fix the sink was laughable.
His laughable attempt at cooking made us all giggle.
The proposal was so laughable that it was dismissed immediately.

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French:risible, absurde, ...
German:lächerlich, komisch, ...
Italian:ridicolo, comico, ...
Spanish:risible, ...
Portuguese:ridículo, cômico, ...
Chinese:可笑的, ...
Japanese:笑止千万, 笑える, ...
Arabic:سَخِيف, مُضْحِك, ...
Hebrew:מְגוּחָךְ, אִידְיוֹטִי, ...
Russian:смехотворный, ...
Ukrainian:смішний, кумедний, ...
Hindi:हास्यास्पद, उपहासजनक, ...
Bengali:হাস্যকর, ...
Catalan:ridícul, còmic, ...
Czech:směšný, ...
Danish:latterlig, komisk, ...
Dutch:lachwekkend, ...
Greek:γελοίος, κωμικός, ...
Hungarian:nevetséges, komikus, ...
Khmer:គួរឱ្យអស់សំណើច, គួរឱ្យសើច, ...
Korean:우스꽝스러운, 터무니없는, ...
Persian:مضحک, ...
Polish:śmieszny, ...
Portuguese (BR):risível, absurdo, ...
Romanian:ridicol, ...
Swedish:skrattretande, absurd, ...
Thai:น่าขัน, ขบขัน, ...
Turkish:gülünç, komik, ...
Vietnamese:nực cười, khôi hài, ...

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Definition of laughable - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

Origin of laughable

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