Definitions for laughable
ˈlæf ə bəl, ˈlɑ fə-laugh·able

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. absurd, cockeyed, derisory, idiotic, laughable, ludicrous, nonsensical, preposterous, ridiculousadjective

   incongruous;inviting ridicule

   "the absurd excuse that the dog ate his homework"; "that's a cockeyed idea"; "ask a nonsensical question and get a nonsensical answer"; "a contribution so small as to be laughable"; "it is ludicrous to call a cottage a mansion"; "a preposterous attempt to turn back the pages of history"; "her conceited assumption of universal interest in her rather dull children was ridiculous"

2. amusing, comic, comical, funny, laughable, mirthful, risibleadjective

   arousing or provoking laughter

   "an amusing film with a steady stream of pranks and pratfalls"; "an amusing fellow"; "a comic hat"; "a comical look of surprise"; "funny stories that made everybody laugh"; "a very funny writer"; "it would have been laughable if it hadn't hurt so much"; "a mirthful experience"; "risible courtroom antics"

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1. laughableadjective

   Fitted to excite laughter; as, a laughable story; a laughable scene.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Laughableadjective

   Such as may properly excite laughter.

   Etymology: from laugh.

   Nature hath fram’d strange fellows in her time:
   Some that will evermore peep through their eye
   And laugh like parrots at a bagpiper;
   And others of such vinegar aspect,
   That they’ll not show their teeth in way of smile,
   Though Nestor swear the jest be laughable. William Shakespeare.

   Meric Casaubon confesses his author Persius was not good at turning things into a pleasant ridicule; or, in other words, that he was not a laughable writer. John Dryden, Juvenal.

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1. laughable

   Give More Love is the 19th studio album by English musician Ringo Starr. It was recorded primarily in Starr's home studio in Los Angeles and was released on 15 September 2017 by UMe. The album features Starr's frequent collaborators such as Joe Walsh, Dave Stewart, Gary Nicholson and Bob Malone, members of his All-Starr Band, and guest appearances by Starr's former Beatles bandmate Paul McCartney.

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1. laughable

   Laughable is an adjective used to describe something that is amusing, funny, or ridiculous to such an extent that it provokes laughter or deserves to be laughed at. It can also refer to something that is so absurd, implausible, or inadequate that it seems a joke or something to be dismissed or not taken seriously.

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1. Laughableadjective

   fitted to excite laughter; as, a laughable story; a laughable scene

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of laughable in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of laughable in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of laughable in a Sentence

1. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe:

   Men show their characters in nothing more clearly than in what they think laughable.

2. John Boehner:

   ‘ [ T ] House Speaker John Boehner idea that I ’m the establishment, that I ’m some RINO, is just laughable. ’.

3. Bijan Zanganeh:

   So they should freeze their production at 10 million barrels and we should freeze ours at 1 million barrels - this is a laughable proposal.

4. Brian Sims:

   This idea that by simply quarantining maybe the last two or three of his own colleagues that he interacted with after finding out he was positive is the same as a contact trace that's required by public health and the CDC is laughable if it wasn't so deadly.

5. Tara Skelton:

   It is laughable, this bill gives 500 parents the power to choose. That’s less than one percent of the children who actually need the help.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=laughable
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Laughable
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=laughable
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laughable
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/laughable
7. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=laughable