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ludicrousness

ludicrousness noun: the state or quality of being ludicrous.

Noun

ludicrousness (countable and uncountable, plural ludicrousnesses)

  1. The state or quality of being ludicrous.
    • The full ludicrousness of the thing dawned upon me so forcibly that I forgot all about my excitement and scare, and laughed aloud.1879, John McElroy, chapter 51, in Andersonville

Synonyms of ludicrousness

Forms of ludicrousness

pluralludicrousnesses

Origin of ludicrousness

From ludicrous + -ness.

Questions about ludicrousness

What does ludicrousness mean?
Ludicrousness means the state or quality of being ludicrous.
What part of speech is ludicrousness?
Ludicrousness is a noun.
What is the plural of ludicrousness?
The plural of ludicrousness is ludicrousnesses.

Words near ludicrousness in the dictionary

  1. ludicroserious
  2. ludicrosities
  3. ludicrosity
  4. ludicrous
  5. ludicrously
  6. ludicrousness
  7. ludicrousnesses
  8. ludicrousy
  9. ludification
  10. ludifications
  11. ludificatory

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