Laughable

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Laughable \Laugh"a*ble\, a.
     Fitted to excite laughter; as, a laughable story; a laughable
     scene.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     Syn: Droll; ludicrous; mirthful; comical. See {Droll}, and


          {Ludicrous}.
          [1913 Webster] -- {Laugh"a*ble*ness}, n. --
          {Laugh"a*bly}, adv.
          [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  laughable
       adj 1: completely devoid of wisdom or good sense; "the absurd
              excuse that the dog ate his homework"; "that's a
              cockeyed idea"; "ask a nonsensical question and get a
              nonsensical answer"; "a contribution so small as to be
              laughable"; "it is ludicrous to call a cottage a
              mansion"; "a preposterous attempt to turn back the
              pages of history"; "her conceited assumption of
              universal interest in her rather dull children was
              ridiculous" [syn: {absurd}, {cockeyed}, {derisory}, {idiotic},
               {ludicrous}, {nonsensical}, {preposterous}, {ridiculous}]
       2: arousing or provoking laughter; "an amusing film with a
          steady stream of pranks and pratfalls"; "an amusing
          fellow"; "a comic hat"; "a comical look of surprise";
          "funny stories that made everybody laugh"; "a very funny
          writer"; "it would have been laughable if it hadn't hurt
          so much"; "a mirthful experience"; "risible courtroom
          antics" [syn: {amusing}, {comic}, {comical}, {funny}, {mirthful},
           {risible}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  36 Moby Thesaurus words for "laughable":
     absurd, amusing, beyond belief, bizarre, cockamamie, crazy, droll,
     eccentric, extravagant, fantastic, foolish, funny, grotesque,
     high-flown, hilarious, humorous, incongruous, incredible,
     ludicrous, monstrous, nonsensical, outrageous, outre, poppycockish,
     preposterous, priceless, quaint, quizzical, rich, ridiculous,
     risible, screaming, weird, whimsical, wild, witty