Found 2 items, similar to Risible.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: risible risible adj : arousing or provoking laughter; “an amusing film with a steady stream of pranks and pratfalls”; “an amusing fellow”; “a comic hat”; “a comical look of surprise”; “funny stories that made everybody laugh”; “a very funny writer”; “it would have been laughable if it hadn't hurt so much”; “a mirthful experience”; “risible courtroom antics” [syn: amusing, comic, comical, funny, laughable, mirthful]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Risible Risible \Ris"i*ble\, a. [F., fr. L. risibilis, fr. ridere, risum, to laugh. Cf. Ridiculous.] 1. Having the faculty or power of laughing; disposed to laugh. [1913 Webster] Laughing is our busines, . . . it has been made the definition of man that he is risible. --Dr. H. More. [1913 Webster] 2. Exciting laughter; worthy to be laughed at; amusing. “Risible absurdities.” --Johnson. [1913 Webster] I hope you find nothing risible in my complaisance. --Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster] 3. Used in, or expressing, laughter; as, risible muscles. [1913 Webster] Note: Risible is sometimes used as a noun, in the plural, for the feeling of amusement and for the muscles and other organs used in laughing, collectively; as, unable to control one's risibles. [1913 Webster] Syn: Ludicrous; laughable; amusing; ridiculous -- Risible, Ludicrous, Ridiculous. Usage: Risible differs from ludicrous as species from genus; ludicrous expressing that which is playful and sportive; risible, that which may excite laughter. Risible differs from ridiculous, as the latter implies something contemptuous, and risible does not. [1913 Webster] --Ris"i*ble*ness, n. -- Ris"i*bly, adv. [1913 Webster]