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ludicrousness|ˈl(j)uːdɪkrəsnɪs| [f. ludicrous + -ness.] The state or quality of being ludicrous.
1664H. More Antid. Idolatry i. Theol. Wks. (1708) 773 The Ludicrousness and Fugitiveness of our wanton Reason might otherwise find out many Starting-holes [etc.]. 1785Boswell Tour Hebrides 160 The ludicrousness, absurdity, and extraordinary contrast between what the fellow fancied, and the reality, was truly comick. a1800J. Warton Dryden's Ilias, D.'s Poet. Wks. (1811) IV. 530 Homer sometimes introduced his gods and goddesses in scenes of ludicrousness. 1865Ruskin Crown Wild Olive iii. (1866) 162 There is a ghastly ludicrousness in this. |