MONDAY, JANUARY 6

Risible

[RIZ-ə-bəl]Part of speech: adjective

Origin: latin, 16th century

Causing laughter
Pertaining to laughter

Examples of Risible in a sentence

I was in a grumpy mood, but the risible new Netflix cartoon show turned it around.
He was laughing for so long that the risible muscles in his cheeks started to ache.

About Risible

Risible is a funny word. It’s an adjective used to describe anything related to laughing. It could be something funny that causes laughter; it could be a person who is prone to laughing; it could describe something related to laughter. It’s all fun and games.

Did you Know?

The word risible comes from the Latin word “risus,” which is a conjugation of the verb “ridēre,” which means to laugh. But it’s often used to describe something laughable or ridiculous, not necessarily funny ha-ha.