Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ridiculousness

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.56 in modern English

Syllables: ridicu-lous-ness
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The characteristic of being ridiculous.

Uncountable

noun

The result of being ridiculous.

Countable

Example Sentences

"Only one short bit of humor is endearing, lampshading the ridiculousness of an eye-mask being able to conceal a superhero's identity."

Etymology

Etymology tree English ridiculous 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 ridiculousness From ridiculous + -ness.

Usage

Inflected Forms

ridiculousnesses (plural)

Synonyms

ridiculosity absurdity absurdness

Questions

What does ridiculousness mean?: The characteristic of being ridiculous.
Where does ridiculousness come from?: Etymology tree English ridiculous 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 ridiculousness From ridiculous + -ness.

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