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ridiculousness

ridiculousness noun: the characteristic of being ridiculous.

Noun

ridiculousness (countable and uncountable, plural ridiculousnesses)

  1. (uncountable) The characteristic of being ridiculous.
    • Only one short bit of humor is endearing, lampshading the ridiculousness of an eye-mask being able to conceal a superhero's identity.2011 June 21, Corinne Gaston, “Adapted comic book flick has the ring, but no power”, in Daily Trojan
  2. (countable) The result of being ridiculous.

Synonyms of ridiculousness

Forms of ridiculousness

pluralridiculousnesses

Origin of ridiculousness

From ridiculous + -ness.

Questions about ridiculousness

What does ridiculousness mean?
Ridiculousness means the characteristic of being ridiculous.
What part of speech is ridiculousness?
Ridiculousness is a noun.
What is the plural of ridiculousness?
The plural of ridiculousness is ridiculousnesses.

Words near ridiculousness in the dictionary

  1. ridiculizing
  2. ridiculosities
  3. ridiculosity
  4. ridiculous
  5. ridiculously
  6. ridiculousness
  7. ridiculousnesses
  8. ridin'
  9. riding
  10. riding a horse foaled by an acorn
  11. riding a horse foaled of an acorn

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