ridiculousnessn.

Brit.

/rᵻˈdɪkjᵿləsnəs/, U.S.

/rəˈdɪkjələsnəs/

Forms: see ridiculous adj., n., and adv. and -ness suffix.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: ridiculous adj., -ness suffix.

Etymology: < ridiculous adj. + -ness suffix.

The state or quality of being ridiculous; absurdity.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > foolishness, folly > absurdity, incongruity > [noun]

wantonnessc1405

absurdity1529

monstruousness1545

impertinency1573

ridiculousness1573

monstrousness1574

absurd1581

absurdness1582

incongruity1597

fancy1598

delirium1599

monstruosity1604

absurdum1606

foppishness1611

impertinence1616

nonsense1630

impertinentness1645

irrationality1647

monstrosity1651

nonsensicality1652

ridicule1668

ridicule1672

nonsensicalness1674

maggotry1706

preposterousness1727

zanyship1766

ridiculosity1773

drollness1823

stultification1832

nonsensity1834

farcicality1849

cockeyedness1858

the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > derision, ridicule, or mockery > fact or condition of being mocked or ridiculed > [noun] > state or quality of being ridiculous

ridiculousness1573

anticness1638

ludicrousness1773

grotesqueness1826

ludicrositya1856

1573 J. Bridges Supremacie Christian Princes 413 With almost so manie blasphemies as there bee lines, besides the ridiculousnesse of the whole tale.

1608 Bp. J. Hall Pharisaisme & Christianity 57 The Church of Rome shall vie..with them, whether for number or for ridiculousnesse.

1661 R. Boyle Some Considerations Style Script. 178 Design'd by their Ridiculousnesse to make their Readers Sport.

1735 Visct. Bolingbroke Diss. upon Parties (ed. 2) 118 They would prove that the Form of our Government is defective to a Degree of Ridiculousness.

1793 ‘A. Pasquin’ Life Late Earl of Barrymore (ed. 3) 43 Indirectly opposing the ridiculousness of monkish customs, but maintaining the essence of remunerative gratitude.

1843 Nonconformist 3 744 A certain air of ridiculousness and burlesque.

1875 G. MacDonald Malcolm II. xix. 254 Florimel..attempted a laugh at the ridiculousness of her late situation.

1905 L. Woolf Let. 1 Oct. (1990) 102 The ridiculousness of existence never reaches such heights—the elaborate absurdity made me almost impuissant from amusement.

1941 Ethics 52 81 As for masculine heroism in the Battle of the Ballot, Charlotte Perkins Gilman has touched it to its proper glory in a rhyme just rolicksome enough to befit its ridiculousness.

2003 Marie Claire Dec. 97/3 She is as possessed by limitless sarcasm and an awareness of the innate ridiculousness of Internet dating as I am.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	ridiculousness
释义	ridiculousnessn. Brit. /rᵻˈdɪkjᵿləsnəs/, U.S. /rəˈdɪkjələsnəs/ Forms: see ridiculous adj., n., and adv. and -ness suffix. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: ridiculous adj., -ness suffix. Etymology: < ridiculous adj. + -ness suffix. The state or quality of being ridiculous; absurdity. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > foolishness, folly > absurdity, incongruity > [noun] wantonnessc1405 absurdity1529 monstruousness1545 impertinency1573 ridiculousness1573 monstrousness1574 absurd1581 absurdness1582 incongruity1597 fancy1598 delirium1599 monstruosity1604 absurdum1606 foppishness1611 impertinence1616 nonsense1630 impertinentness1645 irrationality1647 monstrosity1651 nonsensicality1652 ridicule1668 ridicule1672 nonsensicalness1674 maggotry1706 preposterousness1727 zanyship1766 ridiculosity1773 drollness1823 stultification1832 nonsensity1834 farcicality1849 cockeyedness1858 the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > derision, ridicule, or mockery > fact or condition of being mocked or ridiculed > [noun] > state or quality of being ridiculous ridiculousness1573 anticness1638 ludicrousness1773 grotesqueness1826 ludicrositya1856 1573 J. Bridges Supremacie Christian Princes 413 With almost so manie blasphemies as there bee lines, besides the ridiculousnesse of the whole tale. 1608 Bp. J. Hall Pharisaisme & Christianity 57 The Church of Rome shall vie..with them, whether for number or for ridiculousnesse. 1661 R. Boyle Some Considerations Style Script. 178 Design'd by their Ridiculousnesse to make their Readers Sport. 1735 Visct. Bolingbroke Diss. upon Parties (ed. 2) 118 They would prove that the Form of our Government is defective to a Degree of Ridiculousness. 1793 ‘A. Pasquin’ Life Late Earl of Barrymore (ed. 3) 43 Indirectly opposing the ridiculousness of monkish customs, but maintaining the essence of remunerative gratitude. 1843 Nonconformist 3 744 A certain air of ridiculousness and burlesque. 1875 G. MacDonald Malcolm II. xix. 254 Florimel..attempted a laugh at the ridiculousness of her late situation. 1905 L. Woolf Let. 1 Oct. (1990) 102 The ridiculousness of existence never reaches such heights—the elaborate absurdity made me almost impuissant from amusement. 1941 Ethics 52 81 As for masculine heroism in the Battle of the Ballot, Charlotte Perkins Gilman has touched it to its proper glory in a rhyme just rolicksome enough to befit its ridiculousness. 2003 Marie Claire Dec. 97/3 She is as possessed by limitless sarcasm and an awareness of the innate ridiculousness of Internet dating as I am. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1573
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