English words for 'Laughable or amusing through foolishness or a foolish appearance.'
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adj
- Laughable or amusing through foolishness or a foolish appearance.
- (of numbers, particularly prices) Absurdly large.
- Stupefied, senseless; stunned or dazed.
- (now literary) Innocent; suffering undeservedly, especially as an epithet of lambs and sheep.
- (cricket, of a fielding position) Very close to the batsman, facing the bowler; closer than short.
- Rustic, homely.
- Sickly; feeble; infirm.
- (now chiefly Scotland and Northern England, rare) Pitiful, inspiring compassion, particularly:
- (Scotland) mentally delayed or feeble.
- Insignificant, worthless, (chiefly Scotland) especially with regard to land quality.
- Thoughtless, lacking judgment.
- Weak, frail; flimsy (use concerning people and animals is now obsolete).
- (now literary) Helpless, defenseless.
- dazed from or as if from repeated blows
- inspiring scornful pity
- ludicrous, foolish
- lacking seriousness; given to frivolity
noun
adv
adj
noun
adj
noun
verb
noun
adj
- Amusing; humorous; comical.
- arousing or provoking laughter
- (UK, Ireland, informal) Showing unexpected resentment.
- (Jamaica, offensive, derogatory) Homosexual; gay.
- Strange or unusual, often in an unpleasant way.
- experiencing odd bodily sensations
- not as expected
- beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
adv
noun
noun
- Humour, especially when clever or quick.
- (now usually in the plural) Sanity.
- The ability to think quickly; mental cleverness, especially under short time constraints.
- Intellectual ability; faculty of thinking, reasoning.
- Intelligence; common sense.
- A person who tells funny anecdotes or jokes; someone witty.
- mental ability
- a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter
- a witty amusing person who makes jokes
prep
verb
noun
- the quality of being funny
- the trait of appreciating (and being able to express) the humorous
- (Middle Ages) one of the four fluids in the body whose balance was believed to determine your emotional and physical state
- a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter
- a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling
- the liquid parts of the body
- US spelling of humour.
verb
noun
- the quality of being funny
- the trait of appreciating (and being able to express) the humorous
- (Middle Ages) one of the four fluids in the body whose balance was believed to determine your emotional and physical state
- a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter
- a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling
- the liquid parts of the body
- (uncountable) A mood, especially a bad mood; a temporary state of mind or disposition brought upon by an event; an abrupt illogical inclination or whim.
- (uncountable) The quality of being amusing, comical, funny.
- (medicine) Either of the two regions of liquid within the eyeball, the aqueous humour and vitreous humour.
verb
adj
- humorously sarcastic or mocking
- having no adornment or coloration
- having a large proportion of strong liquor
- unproductive especially of the expected results
- lacking moisture or volatile components
- not producing milk
- used of solid substances in contrast with liquid ones
- without a mucous or watery discharge
- free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet
- (of food) eaten without a spread or sauce or other garnish
- lacking warmth or emotional involvement
- (of liquor) having a low residual sugar content because of decomposition of sugar during fermentation
- practicing complete abstinence from alcoholic beverages
- lacking interest or stimulation; dull and lifeless
- opposed to or prohibiting the production and sale of alcoholic beverages
- not shedding tears
- (Christianity) Of a mass, service, or rite: involving neither consecration nor communion.
- (figurative) Athirst, eager.
- (poker) Of a board or flop: Not permitting the creation of many or of strong hands.
- Free from or lacking alcohol or alcoholic beverages.
- (fine arts) Exhibiting precise execution lacking delicate contours or soft transitions of color.
- (aviation) Not using afterburners or water injection for increased thrust.
- Lacking interest, boring.
- (of a sound recording) Free from applied audio effects (especially reverb).
- In a dry spell (e.g., unemployed, slow).
- Of a bite from an animal: not containing the usual venom.
- Free from or lacking embellishment or sweetness, particularly:
- (law) Describing an area where sales of alcoholic or strong alcoholic beverages are banned.
- (wine and other alcoholic beverages, ginger ale) Low in sugar; lacking sugar; unsweetened.
- Unable to produce a liquid, as water, (petrochemistry) oil, or (agriculture) milk.
- (humor) Amusing without showing amusement.
- (chemistry) Anhydrous: free from or lacking water in any state, regardless of the presence of other liquids.
- (Malaysia, Singapore, of noodles) Mixed with sauce and not served in a soup.
- Without a usual complement or consummation; impotent.
- (masonry) Built without or lacking mortar.
- Free from or lacking moisture.
- (sciences, somewhat derogatory) Involving computations rather than work with biological or chemical matter.
noun
- a reformer who opposes the use of intoxicating beverages
- (Australia) An area of waterless country.
- (US) A prohibitionist (of alcoholic beverages).
- (British, UK politics) A radical or hard-line Conservative; especially, one who supported the policies of British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher in the 1980s.
- (chiefly Australia, with "the") The dry season.
- Unsweetened ginger ale; dry ginger.
- An area with little or no rain, or sheltered from it.
- The process by which something is dried.
verb
adj
- humorously sarcastic or mocking
- characterized by often poignant difference or incongruity between what is expected and what actually is
- (proscribed) Odd or coincidental; strange.
- (of a statement, action, etc.) Done in an insincere and mocking manner; satirical.
- (of a situation) Characterized by or constituting (any kind of) irony.
- (preceded with "being") Acting in an unserious and teasing manner.
adj
noun
verb
adj
noun
- a curved bony structure supporting or enclosing organs (especially the inner sides of the feet)
- a passageway under a curved masonry construction
- a curved shape in the vertical plane that spans an opening
- (architecture) a masonry construction (usually curved) for spanning an opening and supporting the weight above it
- Any place covered by an arch; an archway.
- (architecture) An architectural element having the shape of an arch
- (anatomy) The curved part of the bottom of a foot.
- (video games) Synonym of god (“person who owns and runs a multi-user dungeon”).
- An inverted U shape.
- (electronics, operating systems) An architecture; a computer architecture or instruction set architecture.
- A natural arch-shaped opening in a rock mass.
- An arch-shaped arrangement of trapezoidal stones, designed to redistribute downward force outward.
verb
adj
- naughtily or annoyingly playful
- deliberately causing harm or damage
- Troublesome, cheeky, badly behaved, impish, naughty, disobedient; showing a fondness for causing trouble in a playful way and liking to have fun by playing harmless tricks on people or doing things they are not supposed to do.
- Causing mischief; injurious.
adj
- naughtily or annoyingly playful
- morally bad in principle or practice
- intensely or extremely bad or unpleasant in degree or quality
- highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust
- having committed unrighteous acts
- Evil or mischievous by nature; morally reprehensible.
- Harsh; severe.
- (slang) Excellent; awesome; masterful.
- Alternative form of wick, as applying to inanimate objects only.
- (British, dialect, chiefly Yorkshire) Infested with maggots.
- Having a wick.
verb
noun
noun
- Humour, especially when clever or quick.
- (now usually in the plural) Sanity.
- The ability to think quickly; mental cleverness, especially under short time constraints.
- Intellectual ability; faculty of thinking, reasoning.
- Intelligence; common sense.
- A person who tells funny anecdotes or jokes; someone witty.
- mental ability
- a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter
- a witty amusing person who makes jokes
prep
verb
noun
- the quality of being funny
- the trait of appreciating (and being able to express) the humorous
- (Middle Ages) one of the four fluids in the body whose balance was believed to determine your emotional and physical state
- a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter
- a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling
- the liquid parts of the body
- US spelling of humour.
verb
noun
- the quality of being funny
- the trait of appreciating (and being able to express) the humorous
- (Middle Ages) one of the four fluids in the body whose balance was believed to determine your emotional and physical state
- a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter
- a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling
- the liquid parts of the body
- (uncountable) A mood, especially a bad mood; a temporary state of mind or disposition brought upon by an event; an abrupt illogical inclination or whim.
- (uncountable) The quality of being amusing, comical, funny.
- (medicine) Either of the two regions of liquid within the eyeball, the aqueous humour and vitreous humour.
verb
adj
- Laughable or amusing through foolishness or a foolish appearance.
- (of numbers, particularly prices) Absurdly large.
- Stupefied, senseless; stunned or dazed.
- (now literary) Innocent; suffering undeservedly, especially as an epithet of lambs and sheep.
- (cricket, of a fielding position) Very close to the batsman, facing the bowler; closer than short.
- Rustic, homely.
- Sickly; feeble; infirm.
- (now chiefly Scotland and Northern England, rare) Pitiful, inspiring compassion, particularly:
- (Scotland) mentally delayed or feeble.
- Insignificant, worthless, (chiefly Scotland) especially with regard to land quality.
- Thoughtless, lacking judgment.
- Weak, frail; flimsy (use concerning people and animals is now obsolete).
- (now literary) Helpless, defenseless.
- dazed from or as if from repeated blows
- inspiring scornful pity
- ludicrous, foolish
- lacking seriousness; given to frivolity
noun
adv
adj
- Laughable or amusing through foolishness or a foolish appearance.
- (of numbers, particularly prices) Absurdly large.
- Stupefied, senseless; stunned or dazed.
- (now literary) Innocent; suffering undeservedly, especially as an epithet of lambs and sheep.
- (cricket, of a fielding position) Very close to the batsman, facing the bowler; closer than short.
- Rustic, homely.
- Sickly; feeble; infirm.
- (now chiefly Scotland and Northern England, rare) Pitiful, inspiring compassion, particularly:
- (Scotland) mentally delayed or feeble.
- Insignificant, worthless, (chiefly Scotland) especially with regard to land quality.
- Thoughtless, lacking judgment.
- Weak, frail; flimsy (use concerning people and animals is now obsolete).
- (now literary) Helpless, defenseless.
- dazed from or as if from repeated blows
- inspiring scornful pity
- ludicrous, foolish
- lacking seriousness; given to frivolity
noun
adv
adj
noun
adj
noun
verb
adj
- Amusing; humorous; comical.
- arousing or provoking laughter
- (UK, Ireland, informal) Showing unexpected resentment.
- (Jamaica, offensive, derogatory) Homosexual; gay.
- Strange or unusual, often in an unpleasant way.
- experiencing odd bodily sensations
- not as expected
- beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
adv
noun
adj
- humorously sarcastic or mocking
- having no adornment or coloration
- having a large proportion of strong liquor
- unproductive especially of the expected results
- lacking moisture or volatile components
- not producing milk
- used of solid substances in contrast with liquid ones
- without a mucous or watery discharge
- free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet
- (of food) eaten without a spread or sauce or other garnish
- lacking warmth or emotional involvement
- (of liquor) having a low residual sugar content because of decomposition of sugar during fermentation
- practicing complete abstinence from alcoholic beverages
- lacking interest or stimulation; dull and lifeless
- opposed to or prohibiting the production and sale of alcoholic beverages
- not shedding tears
- (Christianity) Of a mass, service, or rite: involving neither consecration nor communion.
- (figurative) Athirst, eager.
- (poker) Of a board or flop: Not permitting the creation of many or of strong hands.
- Free from or lacking alcohol or alcoholic beverages.
- (fine arts) Exhibiting precise execution lacking delicate contours or soft transitions of color.
- (aviation) Not using afterburners or water injection for increased thrust.
- Lacking interest, boring.
- (of a sound recording) Free from applied audio effects (especially reverb).
- In a dry spell (e.g., unemployed, slow).
- Of a bite from an animal: not containing the usual venom.
- Free from or lacking embellishment or sweetness, particularly:
- (law) Describing an area where sales of alcoholic or strong alcoholic beverages are banned.
- (wine and other alcoholic beverages, ginger ale) Low in sugar; lacking sugar; unsweetened.
- Unable to produce a liquid, as water, (petrochemistry) oil, or (agriculture) milk.
- (humor) Amusing without showing amusement.
- (chemistry) Anhydrous: free from or lacking water in any state, regardless of the presence of other liquids.
- (Malaysia, Singapore, of noodles) Mixed with sauce and not served in a soup.
- Without a usual complement or consummation; impotent.
- (masonry) Built without or lacking mortar.
- Free from or lacking moisture.
- (sciences, somewhat derogatory) Involving computations rather than work with biological or chemical matter.
noun
- a reformer who opposes the use of intoxicating beverages
- (Australia) An area of waterless country.
- (US) A prohibitionist (of alcoholic beverages).
- (British, UK politics) A radical or hard-line Conservative; especially, one who supported the policies of British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher in the 1980s.
- (chiefly Australia, with "the") The dry season.
- Unsweetened ginger ale; dry ginger.
- An area with little or no rain, or sheltered from it.
- The process by which something is dried.
verb
adj
- humorously sarcastic or mocking
- characterized by often poignant difference or incongruity between what is expected and what actually is
- (proscribed) Odd or coincidental; strange.
- (of a statement, action, etc.) Done in an insincere and mocking manner; satirical.
- (of a situation) Characterized by or constituting (any kind of) irony.
- (preceded with "being") Acting in an unserious and teasing manner.
adj
noun
verb
adj
noun
- a curved bony structure supporting or enclosing organs (especially the inner sides of the feet)
- a passageway under a curved masonry construction
- a curved shape in the vertical plane that spans an opening
- (architecture) a masonry construction (usually curved) for spanning an opening and supporting the weight above it
- Any place covered by an arch; an archway.
- (architecture) An architectural element having the shape of an arch
- (anatomy) The curved part of the bottom of a foot.
- (video games) Synonym of god (“person who owns and runs a multi-user dungeon”).
- An inverted U shape.
- (electronics, operating systems) An architecture; a computer architecture or instruction set architecture.
- A natural arch-shaped opening in a rock mass.
- An arch-shaped arrangement of trapezoidal stones, designed to redistribute downward force outward.
verb
adj
- naughtily or annoyingly playful
- deliberately causing harm or damage
- Troublesome, cheeky, badly behaved, impish, naughty, disobedient; showing a fondness for causing trouble in a playful way and liking to have fun by playing harmless tricks on people or doing things they are not supposed to do.
- Causing mischief; injurious.
adj
- naughtily or annoyingly playful
- morally bad in principle or practice
- intensely or extremely bad or unpleasant in degree or quality
- highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust
- having committed unrighteous acts
- Evil or mischievous by nature; morally reprehensible.
- Harsh; severe.
- (slang) Excellent; awesome; masterful.
- Alternative form of wick, as applying to inanimate objects only.
- (British, dialect, chiefly Yorkshire) Infested with maggots.
- Having a wick.