laughable C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˈlæfəbəl/ UK /ˈlɑːfəbəl/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj so ridiculous as to be amusing; absurd The excuse he offered was frankly laughable. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · so ridiculous as to be... ridiculousabsurdludicrousrisiblepreposterouscomicalfarcical ↔ Opposites serioussolemngravesensible Word family Derived forms laughablylaughableness Related forms laughlaughterlaughing Etymology AI details From laugh (Old English hlæhhan, of imitative origin) + the suffix -able. The verb descends from Proto-Germanic *hlahjaną. hlæhhan Old English *hlahjaną Proto-Germanic View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # laughable **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈlæfəbəl/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈlɑːfəbəl/ ## Meanings 1. so ridiculous as to be amusing; absurd ## Examples - The excuse he offered was frankly laughable. ## Synonyms - ridiculous - absurd - ludicrous - risible - preposterous - comical - farcical ## Antonyms - serious - solemn - grave - sensible ## Derived Forms - laughably - laughableness ## Related Forms - laugh - laughter - laughing ## Roots and Affixes - Root: hlæhhan - Root: *hlahjaną ## Etymology From laugh (Old English hlæhhan, of imitative origin) + the suffix -able. The verb descends from Proto-Germanic *hlahjaną. ## AI Etymology Laughable is from laugh (Old English hlæhhan, of imitative origin) + the suffix -able. The verb descends from Proto-Germanic *hlahjaną. Important recorded forms include hlæhhan (Old English) and *hlahjaną (Proto-Germanic). Morphologically, the word is a built form whose named elements carry part of the historical sense. The current sense covers so ridiculous as to be amusing; absurd. The wider family includes derived forms such as laughably and laughableness and related words such as laugh, laughter, and laughing. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown