laughableadj.

Brit.

/ˈlɑːfəbl/,

/ˈlafəbl/, U.S.

/ˈlæfəb(ə)l/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: laugh v., -able suffix.

Etymology: < laugh v. + -able suffix.

Able to be laughed at; amusing. Now chiefly: ludicrous, absurd.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > foolishness, folly > absurdity, incongruity > [adjective]

impertinenta1425

royeta1522

absurd1531

preposterous1533

ridiculous1533

deaf?1541

monstrous?1549

fabulous1561

fanatical1598

fantastical1600

laughable1600

fantasticc1616

nonsense1621

arsy-versy1628

absonous1642

nonsensical1645

ridicule?1669

fancical1671

grotesque1747

rich1836

saugrenu1876

laughsome1884

cockeyed1894

hilarious1925

Rube Goldberg1928

whimsy-whamsy1931

Rube Goldbergian1933

cockamamie1941

fantasticated1960

fanciful-

the mind > emotion > pleasure > laughter > causing laughter > [adjective]

mirthfula1547

mirth-moving1598

laughable1600

mirth-inspiring1725

laugh-at-able1759

laughsome1798

mirth-provoking1828

the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > derision, ridicule, or mockery > fact or condition of being mocked or ridiculed > [adjective] > ridiculous

gamelyOE

jape-worthyc1374

foolisha1500

ridiculous1533

ludibrious1570

laughable1600

mockablea1616

laughworthy1616

ludicral1656

derisible1657

absurd1716

grotesque1747

tomfool1762

irrisible1767

ludicrous1782

deridable1804

saugrenu1876

screwy1887

derisive1896

josh1908

nutty1915

derisory1923

dingbat1935

bonkers1961

joky1964

1600 W. Shakespeare Merchant of Venice i. i. 56 Theyle not shew theyr teeth in way of smile Though Nestor sweare the iest be laughable .

1693 J. Dryden Disc. conc. Satire in J. Dryden et al. tr. Juvenal Satires p. xxxi He was not a laughable Writer.

1728 J. Oldmixon Bouhours' Arts Logick & Rhetorick iii. 291 The merry Poem, Hudibras, is full of Allegories, which, as laughable as they are, may, for Justness, serve for an Example to the sublime Writers.

1789 E. Rigby Let. 11 Aug. (1880) 167 We were also much pleased with the Italian theatre, where we saw a very natural and laughable comedy.

1841 T. Carlyle On Heroes iv. 233 Puritanism was only despicable, laughable then; but nobody can manage to laugh at it now.

1863 ‘Ouida’ Held in Bondage I. vii. 147 She could not see that she had said anything laughable.

1915 V. Woolf Voy. Out xxv. 422 The nearness of their bodies in this vast universe, and the minuteness of their bodies, seemed to him absurd and laughable.

1984 A. Oakley Taking it like Woman (1985) 74 The idea of doing a Ph.D. on housework in Britain in 1969 was laughable.

2001 Elle Sept. 120/1 Regarding our hapless hero and his sweet young thang in June's article..: Well, it would be laughable if it weren't so sad.

Derivatives

ˈlaughableness n.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > pleasure > laughter > causing laughter > [noun]

laughableness1793

side-splitting1834

1793 W. O. Pughe Geiriadur Cynmraeg a Saesoneg: Welsh & Eng. Dict. I. at Çwerthinez Laughableness.

1819 W. Hazlitt Lect. Eng. Comic Writers viii. 317 The laughableness of this comedy..depends on a brilliant series of mistimed exits and entrances.

1928 A. S. Eddington Nat. Physical World xv. 322 A symbolic knowledge of humour which presumes all the characteristics of a joke except its laughableness.

2004 R. Dawkins Ancestor's Tale 235 A duck's bill has a certain intrinsic laughableness.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	laughable
释义	laughableadj. Brit. /ˈlɑːfəbl/, /ˈlafəbl/, U.S. /ˈlæfəb(ə)l/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: laugh v., -able suffix. Etymology: < laugh v. + -able suffix. Able to be laughed at; amusing. Now chiefly: ludicrous, absurd. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > foolishness, folly > absurdity, incongruity > [adjective] impertinenta1425 royeta1522 absurd1531 preposterous1533 ridiculous1533 deaf?1541 monstrous?1549 fabulous1561 fanatical1598 fantastical1600 laughable1600 fantasticc1616 nonsense1621 arsy-versy1628 absonous1642 nonsensical1645 ridicule?1669 fancical1671 grotesque1747 rich1836 saugrenu1876 laughsome1884 cockeyed1894 hilarious1925 Rube Goldberg1928 whimsy-whamsy1931 Rube Goldbergian1933 cockamamie1941 fantasticated1960 fanciful- the mind > emotion > pleasure > laughter > causing laughter > [adjective] mirthfula1547 mirth-moving1598 laughable1600 mirth-inspiring1725 laugh-at-able1759 laughsome1798 mirth-provoking1828 the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > derision, ridicule, or mockery > fact or condition of being mocked or ridiculed > [adjective] > ridiculous gamelyOE jape-worthyc1374 foolisha1500 ridiculous1533 ludibrious1570 laughable1600 mockablea1616 laughworthy1616 ludicral1656 derisible1657 absurd1716 grotesque1747 tomfool1762 irrisible1767 ludicrous1782 deridable1804 saugrenu1876 screwy1887 derisive1896 josh1908 nutty1915 derisory1923 dingbat1935 bonkers1961 joky1964 1600 W. Shakespeare Merchant of Venice i. i. 56 Theyle not shew theyr teeth in way of smile Though Nestor sweare the iest be laughable . View more context for this quotation 1693 J. Dryden Disc. conc. Satire in J. Dryden et al. tr. Juvenal Satires p. xxxi He was not a laughable Writer. 1728 J. Oldmixon Bouhours' Arts Logick & Rhetorick iii. 291 The merry Poem, Hudibras, is full of Allegories, which, as laughable as they are, may, for Justness, serve for an Example to the sublime Writers. 1789 E. Rigby Let. 11 Aug. (1880) 167 We were also much pleased with the Italian theatre, where we saw a very natural and laughable comedy. 1841 T. Carlyle On Heroes iv. 233 Puritanism was only despicable, laughable then; but nobody can manage to laugh at it now. 1863 ‘Ouida’ Held in Bondage I. vii. 147 She could not see that she had said anything laughable. 1915 V. Woolf Voy. Out xxv. 422 The nearness of their bodies in this vast universe, and the minuteness of their bodies, seemed to him absurd and laughable. 1984 A. Oakley Taking it like Woman (1985) 74 The idea of doing a Ph.D. on housework in Britain in 1969 was laughable. 2001 Elle Sept. 120/1 Regarding our hapless hero and his sweet young thang in June's article..: Well, it would be laughable if it weren't so sad. Derivatives ˈlaughableness n. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pleasure > laughter > causing laughter > [noun] laughableness1793 side-splitting1834 1793 W. O. Pughe Geiriadur Cynmraeg a Saesoneg: Welsh & Eng. Dict. I. at Çwerthinez Laughableness. 1819 W. Hazlitt Lect. Eng. Comic Writers viii. 317 The laughableness of this comedy..depends on a brilliant series of mistimed exits and entrances. 1928 A. S. Eddington Nat. Physical World xv. 322 A symbolic knowledge of humour which presumes all the characteristics of a joke except its laughableness. 2004 R. Dawkins Ancestor's Tale 235 A duck's bill has a certain intrinsic laughableness. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1600
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