- pronunciation:
- rih
dIk
y
ls
- features:
- Word Parts
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition: |
silly; foolish; laughable.
He felt ridiculous dressed in a suit while the other kids were wearing jeans.- synonyms:
- absurd, silly
- antonyms:
- serious
- similar words:
- comical, foolish, laughable
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| related words: |
amusing, insane, irrational, silly, sorry |
| derivations: |
ridiculously (adv.), ridiculousness (n.) |
The word ridiculous
contains the following parts:
rid, ris
Latin
root
that means
laugh
Example words:
-ulous
Latin
adjective-forming suffix
that means
tending to, characterized by
Example words: