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adjective
Risible  adj.  
1.
Having the faculty or power of laughing; disposed to laugh. "Laughing is our busines,... it has been made the definition of man that he is risible."
2.
Exciting laughter; worthy to be laughed at; amusing. "Risible absurdities." "I hope you find nothing risible in my complaisance."
3.
Used in, or expressing, laughter; as, risible muscles. 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.
Synonyms: Ludicrous; laughable; amusing; ridiculous Risible, Ludicrous, Ridiculous. 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.






Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48








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"Risible" Quotes from Famous Books



... dear, supposing I can't help it?" suggests he, mildly. "Our risible faculties are ...
— Molly Bawn • Margaret Wolfe Hamilton



Words linked to "Risible" :   funny, comical, humourous, comic, laughable



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