Definition
Extremely silly, absurd, or laughable; so unreasonable as to be funny.
Etymology
From Latin 'ludicrous' meaning playful or mockable, from 'ludus' meaning game or sport. It's related to the word 'delude,' both rooted in play and trickery.
Kelly Says
The word 'ludicrous' comes from Latin 'ludus,' the same root as 'elude' and 'delude'—all involving playing tricks—which is why something ludicrous makes you feel tricked or fooled by how absurd it is.
Translations
ARالعربية
بلا معنى
bila ma'na
CSČeština
absurdní
ab-soord-nee
DEDeutsch
lächerlich
lah-ker-lich
ELΕλληνικά
αβсурδος
ab-soor-dos
ESEspañol
ridículo
ree-dee-koh
FISuomi
absurdi
ab-sur-dee
FRFrançais
absurde
ab-surd
GUGU
અલ્પસંભવ
al-pasambhav
HUMagyar
abszurd
abs-zoord
IDBahasa Indonesia
lucu
loo-koo
ITItaliano
assurdo
as-soor-doh
KMKM
អំពើខ្លាំង
om-peu-khlang
MSBahasa Melayu
absurd
ab-soord
MYမြန်မာ
ကြမ်းတမ်း
kyaan-taam
NLNederlands
absurd
ab-soord
PAPA
ਅ nonsensical
a non-sen-si-kal
PLPolski
absurdny
abs-urd-nee
PTPortuguês
ridículo
ree-dee-koo
SVSvenska
absurd
ab-soord
TAதமிழ்
மெய்ப்பாடு
mey-paadu
TEతెలుగు
అబ్సర్డ్
ab-soord
UKУкраїнська
глупо
gloo-po
VITiếng Việt
vô lý
voh lee
ZUZU
ngok'thula
ngok-thoo-la