ridiculosity C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /rɪˌdɪkjəˈlɑsəti/ UK /rɪˌdɪkjʊˈlɒsɪti/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun the quality or an instance of being ridiculous; absurdity The plan collapsed under the sheer ridiculosity of its assumptions. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · the quality or an instance... absurdityridiculousnessludicrousnesspreposterousnesssilliness ↔ Opposites sensiblenessgravityseriousness Word family Related forms ridiculousridiculeridiculously Etymology AI details From Latin ridiculositas, from ridiculosus, from ridiculus ('laughable'), from ridere ('to laugh'). ridiculosus Latin ridere Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # ridiculosity **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /rɪˌdɪkjəˈlɑsəti/ **IPA (UK):** /rɪˌdɪkjʊˈlɒsɪti/ ## Meanings 1. the quality or an instance of being ridiculous; absurdity ## Examples - The plan collapsed under the sheer ridiculosity of its assumptions. ## Synonyms - absurdity - ridiculousness - ludicrousness - preposterousness - silliness ## Antonyms - sensibleness - gravity - seriousness ## Related Forms - ridiculous - ridicule - ridiculously ## Roots and Affixes - Root: ridiculosus - Root: ridere ## Etymology From Latin ridiculositas, from ridiculosus, from ridiculus ('laughable'), from ridere ('to laugh'). ## AI Etymology Ridiculosity comes from Latin ridiculositas, from ridiculosus, from ridiculus ('laughable'), from ridere ('to laugh'). The historical chain includes Latin ridiculosus and Latin ridere. Older glosses in the chain include "laughable" and "to laugh", which help explain the semantic range of the modern word. Morphologically, ridiculosity is best read as borrowing, yielding an English noun shaped by both form history and later usage. In current English it functions as a noun, with the sense "the quality or an instance of being ridiculous; absurdity". related forms include ridiculous, ridicule, and ridiculously. The result is an English noun whose etymology preserves the older forms while supporting the word's specialized modern meaning. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown