Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The character of being ridiculous; ridiculousness; hence, anything that arouses laughter; a jest or joke.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun Archaic The quality or state of being ridiculous; ridiculousness; also, something ridiculous.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The quality of being
ridiculous ;absurdity .
Etymologies
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Examples
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Friends of the Partygirl deny that allegation as "ridiculosity" saying "cupid was sooooo not her type!" and claim that the cupid dropped the ball with Partygirl.
partygirl Diary Entry partygirl 2001
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As I talked to her, his cries grew a bit louder as he grew closer to passing out, as he sometimes does. and this is the conversation that followed - the ridiculosity of which makes me shake my head and muttter WTF? and other less polite things under my breath.
Archive 2009-01-01 kittenpie 2009
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It's nit-picky, considering some of the ridiculosity in the above comments, but Carlos is the Vice President of Chief Sealth HS's ASB, not President.
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As I talked to her, his cries grew a bit louder as he grew closer to passing out, as he sometimes does. and this is the conversation that followed - the ridiculosity of which makes me shake my head and muttter WTF? and other less polite things under my breath.
Most Ridiculous Thing I've Ever Heard kittenpie 2009
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Fatigue yes, mood swings yes, breast ridiculosity yes.
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On the other hand, I had to guffaw at the ridiculosity of the comments.
Crazy Narcissistic Exploitative Zombie-Pimp Mom-Bloggers, Unite and Take Over | Her Bad Mother 2008
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If you have the need to cleanse the dust from you palate after witnessing the ridiculosity of touring with track bikes -- behold, many very practical touring bikes:
Fixed-Gear Theme Vacations: Getting There is Half the Fun, Filming It is the Other Half BikeSnobNYC 2010
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How else can you explain the ridiculosity of her position supporting a ban on flag-burning.
Black Hillary Backers In South Carolina Tried To Block Obama Invite 2009
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Or more precisely, can't we all just accept the fact that art died of its own ridiculosity about 50 years ago?
Challenging the line between art and commerce is cute until it's not cute. Ann Althouse 2009
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Learn more about this ridiculosity at Mouthpiece Sports.
Check Out The Stereo System In Alfonso Soriano’s H2 | YepYep - Your Daily Waste Of Time 2009
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