risible C2 Topic:Art & Music US /ˈɹɪzɪbəl/ See IPA manual Freq #134933 Meanings 1 adj Of or pertaining to laughter The risible muscles. Thesaurus Word family Derived forms irrisiblerisiblenessrisibly Related forms deridablederisible Etymology From Middle French risible and directly from Late Latin rīsibilis, from Latin rīsus (“laughter”) + -ibilis, from the perfect passive participle of rīdeō (“laugh”). Topics Art & Music External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # risible **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈɹɪzɪbəl/ **Frequency rank:** 134933 ## Meanings 1. Of or pertaining to laughter ## Examples - The risible muscles. ## Derived Forms - irrisible - risibleness - risibly ## Related Forms - deridable - derisible ## Etymology From Middle French risible and directly from Late Latin rīsibilis, from Latin rīsus (“laughter”) + -ibilis, from the perfect passive participle of rīdeō (“laugh”). ## Topics - Art & Music markdown