risible

C2 Topic:Art & Music
US /ˈɹɪzɪbəl/
adj Freq #134933

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    Of or pertaining to laughter

    The risible muscles.

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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”).

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