ludicrous C1 Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˈluː.dɪ.kɹəs/ UK /ˈluː.dɪ.kɹəs/ See IPA manual Freq #16483 Meanings 1 adj So foolish, unreasonable, or absurd that it is almost laughable. The idea of finishing the whole project in one day is simply ludicrous. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · so foolish, unreasonable,... laughableridiculousabsurd Word family Forms ludicrousness Etymology AI details Learned borrowing from Latin lūdicrus. First attested in 1619. lūdicrus Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # ludicrous **Type:** Word **Level:** C1 **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈluː.dɪ.kɹəs/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈluː.dɪ.kɹəs/ **Frequency rank:** 16483 ## Meanings 1. So foolish, unreasonable, or absurd that it is almost laughable. ## Examples - The idea of finishing the whole project in one day is simply ludicrous. ## Roots and Affixes - Root: lūdicrus ## Etymology Learned borrowing from Latin lūdicrus. First attested in 1619. ## AI Etymology Ludicrous is a learned borrowing from Latin lūdicrus. First attested in 1619. In present-day use, it means so foolish, unreasonable, or absurd that it is almost laughable. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown