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laughable.

Fitted to excite laughter; humorous.

9 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈlaːfəbl̩/Australia/ˈlɑːfəbl̩/UK/ˈlæfəbl̩/UK/ˈlæfəbl̩/US
  1. Fitted to excite laughter; humorous.

    archaic
  2. Worthless; worthy of contempt or derision.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *klek- Proto-Germanic *hlahjaną Proto-West Germanic *hlahhjan Old English hliehhander. Old English hlæhhan Middle English laughen, laghen English laugh Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English laughable From laugh + -able.

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