ridiculous meaning and definition

RIDICULOUS adjective

Definition of ridiculous (adjective)

1. inspiring scornful pity
   • "how silly an ardent and unsuccessful wooer can be especially if he is getting on in years"- Dashiell Hammett
   • synonyms: pathetic, silly
2. incongruous;inviting ridicule
   • "the absurd excuse that the dog ate his homework"; "that's a cockeyed idea"; "ask a nonsensical question and get a nonsensical answer"; "a contribution so small as to be laughable"; "it is ludicrous to call a cottage a mansion"; "a preposterous attempt to turn back the pages of history"; "her conceited assumption of universal interest in her rather dull children was ridiculous"
   • synonyms: absurd, cockeyed, derisory, idiotic, laughable, ludicrous, nonsensical, preposterous
3. broadly or extravagantly humorous; resembling farce
   • "the wild farcical exuberance of a clown"; "ludicrous green hair"
   • synonyms: farcical, ludicrous