Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ludicrousness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.37 in modern English

Syllables: lu-di-crous-ness
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The state or quality of being ludicrous.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The full ludicrousness of the thing dawned upon me so forcibly that I forgot all about my excitement and scare, and laughed aloud."

Etymology

Etymology tree English ludicrous Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English ludicrousness From ludicrous + -ness.

Usage

Inflected Forms

ludicrousnesses (plural)

Synonyms

laughableness ludicrity ludicrosity

Questions

What does ludicrousness mean?: The state or quality of being ludicrous.
Where does ludicrousness come from?: Etymology tree English ludicrous Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English ludicrousness From ludicrous + -ness.

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