laughableness
Definition
Noun (uncountable): The quality or state of being laughable; that which is worthy of or causing laughter due to absurdity, ridiculousness, or comical nature.
Usage Examples
- (The absurdity of his excuse caused laughter.)
- (Critics highlighted the ridiculousness of the story development.)
- (She found the situation comically absurd despite its intended gravity.)
Advanced Usage
- "to the point of laughableness": To such an extreme degree that something becomes comically absurd.
- The proposal was so detailed and impractical that it was flawed to the point of laughableness. (The proposal was so overly complex it became ridiculous.)
Variants and Related Words
- Laughable (adj): causing laughter; ridiculous.
- His attempt at singing was laughable. (His singing was so bad it was funny.)
- Laughably (adv): in a way that is laughable.
- The plan was laughably simple. (The plan was so simple it was comical.)
- Laugh (v/n): the act of making sounds of amusement; a sound of amusement.
- She let out a loud laugh. (She made a sound of amusement.)
Synonyms
- Ridiculousness: the quality of being absurd or deserving mockery.
- Absurdity: something that is wildly unreasonable or illogical.
- Comicality: the quality of being amusing or funny.
Related Idioms
- A laughing stock: someone or something that is an object of ridicule.
- After his speech, he became a laughing stock. (He was widely mocked.)
- No laughing matter: something serious that should not be treated as a joke.
- The error in the contract was no laughing matter. (The mistake was serious.)