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risible a. 能笑的,善笑的,愛笑的 能笑的,善笑的,愛笑的 risible adj 1: 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" [ synonym: { amusing}, { comic}, { comical}, { funny}, { laughable}, { mirthful}, { risible}] 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 risible. -- Dr. H. More. [ 1913 Webster] 2. Exciting laughter; worthy to be laughed at; amusing. " Risible absurdities." -- Johnson. [ 1913 Webster] I hope you find nothing risible in my complaisance. -- Sir W. Scott. [ 1913 Webster] 3. Used in, or expressing, laughter; as, risible muscles. [ 1913 Webster] Note: Risible is sometimes used as a noun, in the plural, for the feeling of amusement and for the muscles and other organs used in laughing, collectively; as, unable to control one' s risibles. [ 1913 Webster] Syn: Ludicrous; laughable; amusing; ridiculous -- { Risible}, { Ludicrous}, { Ridiculous}. Usage: Risible differs from ludicrous as species from genus; ludicrous expressing that which is playful and sportive; risible, that which may excite laughter. Risible differs from ridiculous, as the latter implies something contemptuous, and risible does not. [ 1913 Webster] --{ Ris" i* ble* ness}, n. -- { Ris" i* bly}, adv. [ 1913 Webster] 36 Moby Thesaurus words for " risible": absurd, amusing, bizarre, buxom, comic, comical, droll, eccentric, farcical, frivolous, funny, gleeful, hilarious, humorous, incongruous, jocular, jocund, jolly, jovial, joyful, joyous, laughable, laughter- loving, ludicrous, merry, mirth- loving, mirthful, priceless, quaint, quizzical, rejoicing, rich, ridiculous, screaming, whimsical, witty
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