RISIBLE


Meaning of RISIBLE in English

/riz"euh beuhl/ , adj.

1. causing or capable of causing laughter; laughable; ludicrous.

2. having the ability, disposition, or readiness to laugh.

3. pertaining to or connected with laughing.

[ 1550-60; risibilis that can laugh, equiv. to L ris ( us ) (ptp. of ridere to laugh) + -ibilis -IBLE ]

Syn. 1. funny, humorous, comical.

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .