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And I don't believe that melodramatic feelings are laughable - they should be taken absolutely seriously.
Rainer Werner Fassbinder

Meaning of "laughable" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF LAUGHABLE

laughable  [ˈlɑːfəbəl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LAUGHABLE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Laughable is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES LAUGHABLE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of laughable in the English dictionary

The definition of laughable in the dictionary is producing scorn; ludicrous. Other definition of laughable is arousing laughter.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH LAUGHABLE


accessible
əkˈsɛsəbəl
affable
ˈæfəbəl
affordable
əˈfɔːdəbəl
applicable
ˈæplɪkəbəl
available
əˈveɪləbəl
bluffable
ˈblʌfəbəl
buffable
ˈbʌfəbəl
comfortable
ˈkʌmftəbəl
compatible
kəmˈpætəbəl
effable
ˈɛfəbəl
horrible
ˈhɒrəbəl
impossible
ɪmˈpɒsəbəl
incredible
ɪnˈkrɛdəbəl
ineffable
ɪnˈɛfəbəl
portable
ˈpɔːtəbəl
quaffable
ˈkwɒfəbəl
reefable
ˈriːfəbəl
sniffable
ˈsnɪfəbəl
surfable
ˈsɜːfəbəl
unruffable
ʌnˈrʌfəbəl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LAUGHABLE

laugh
laugh all the way to the bank
laugh away
laugh down
laugh in a person´s face
laugh like a drain
laugh off
laugh on the other side of one´s face
laugh track
laugh up one´s sleeve
laughableness
laughably
laugher
laughful
laughing
laughing gas
laughing hyena
laughing jackass
laughing matter
laughing stock

WORDS THAT END LIKE LAUGHABLE

able
approachable
attachable
breathable
detachable
distinguishable
indistinguishable
machine washable
perishable
publishable
punishable
reachable
searchable
stretchable
switchable
unimpeachable
unreachable
untouchable
unwatchable
washable
watchable

Synonyms and antonyms of laughable in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «LAUGHABLE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «laughable» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of laughable

Translation of «laughable» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LAUGHABLE

Find out the translation of laughable to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of laughable from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «laughable» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

可笑的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

ridículo
570 millions of speakers

English

laughable
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

हास्यास्पद
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مضحك
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

смешно
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

risível
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

হাস্যকর
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

risible
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Ketawa
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

lächerlich
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ばかばかしい
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

가소로운
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ngguyu
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

dể tức cười
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நகைப்பூட்டுவதாக
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

हास्यास्पद
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

gülünç
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

ridicolo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

śmieszne
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

смішно
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

ridicol
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

γελοία
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

lagwekkend
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

retande
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

latterlig
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of laughable

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LAUGHABLE»

The term «laughable» is quite widely used and occupies the 39.645 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «LAUGHABLE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about laughable

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10 QUOTES WITH «LAUGHABLE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word laughable.
1
Henri Bergson
The only cure for vanity is laughter, and the only fault that is laughable is vanity.
2
Mary Boykin Chesnut
I will laugh at the laughable while I breathe.
3
Rainer Werner Fassbinder
And I don't believe that melodramatic feelings are laughable - they should be taken absolutely seriously.
4
Linda Gray
I've had a very laughable career and what has seen me through is my sense of humor.
5
Stephen Hunter
The director of 'Independence Day,' 'Godzilla' and 'The Patriot' has certain attributes, all of which are given full vent in 'The Day After Tomorrow.' He's crude, stupid, slick, cornball, predictable, laughable, relentless, trivial and, the sum of all these, ridiculous. He's never made a movie you could believe and he still hasn't.
6
Philip Kaufman
What's really interesting about that is that a lot of these words that were incendiary in their time now seem almost harmless and laughable, because they have this archaic quality.
7
Charles Kennedy
Politics is much too serious to be taken too seriously; equally, there are many aspects of it so laughable as to be lamentable.
8
Terrence Malick
When people express what is most important to them, it often comes out in cliches. That doesn't make them laughable; it's something tender about them. As though in struggling to reach what's most personal about them they could only come up with what's most public.
9
Tamara Mellon
The truth is that we all have lives that are complicated. We all get hurt by people we love sometimes. It's laughable to believe that anyone is immune. The important thing is how you behave.
10
Carolyn Murphy
One of my most laughable moments was when we visited the monkeys in Ubud - they really seemed to like me and at one point, I had three males on my head and shoulders.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LAUGHABLE»

Discover the use of laughable in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to laughable and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Laughable Loves
In one of these stories a young man and his girlfriend pretend that she is a stranger he picked up on the road--only to become strangers to each other in reality as their game proceeds.
Milan Kundera, 1999
2
The Book on Laughable and Disturbing Police Reports
The Book on Laughable and Disturbing Police Reports was written with the intent of the author to give a glimpse of the lighter side of law enforcement to the general public, providing a description of actual police reports based on actual ...
Inv Sgt Gregory Bryan Dunn, 2012
3
Mail Fraud: The Laughable Letters of Robert L. Steed
He can't write columns any more often than he does because he's too busy writing letters, and this collection proves that they're every bit as funny as his columns.
Robert L. Steed, 1991
4
Laughable limericks
A collection of limericks on various topics from animals, food, and school to science and mathemtics.
Sara Westbrook Brewton, John Edmund Brewton, 1965
5
The Laughable Song Book. Edited by J. E. Carpenter
THE. :LAUGHABLE. SONG. BOOK. WE'RE ALL SINGERS. J. E. Cures-mm] [Air— “ We're all noddin'.“ 0a ! we're all singers, first rate singers, We're all singers in country and in town I The lovers sing in unison exchanging many notes, And the  ...
Joseph Edwards CARPENTER, 1865
6
My Laughable Life With Garfield: The Jon Arbuckle Chronicles
Features Garfield comic strips highlighting his nerdy owner Joh Arbuckle, as well as additional material and illustrations.
Jim Davis, Mark Acey, Brett Koth, 2012
7
Laughable Latin: Witty Latin Phrases for All Occasions
If your conversation lacks the Latin touch and you yearn to express yourselfs the Romans did in days gone by, then Laughable Latin is guaranteed toelieve your verbal frustration.
‎2004
8
Milan Kundera
The first English] edition obscures the relationship between Laughable Loves and the work for which it served as a prototype, The Book of Laughter and Forgetting. This is no small matter, for Kundera's fiction, like that of James Joyce,  ...
Harold Bloom, 2009
9
Kundera, Or, The Memory of Desire
Laughable Loves, as we know, is based on a markedly similar composition to that of The Book ofLaughter and Forgetting. Accepted as a “collection of short stories,” Laughable Loves does not raise any criticism of a generic nature.
Eva Le Grand, 1999
10
Wit and Humor: Full of the Most Laughable Humor and ...
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
Marshall Brown, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LAUGHABLE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term laughable is used in the context of the following news items.
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'Whopper lies': WH's spin on why the Iran deal didn't include hostage …
'Whopper lies': WH's spin on why the Iran deal didn't include hostage release is laughable. Posted at 1:25 pm on July 17, 2015 by Twitchy Staff | View ... «Twitchy, Jul 15»
2
Contrarian View on Netflix Is Laughable Now
I have been reading up on the sell-side reports on Netflix (NFLX) this morning and one jumped out at me. The report from Wedbush, where the ... «TheStreet.com, Jul 15»
3
Rifftrax makes laughable 'Sharknado 2' funny and entertaining
The only thing that could save Sharknado 2, and the careers of 90210 stars Ian Ziering and Tara Reid, is getting roasted by the Rifftrax team. «The Global Dispatch, Jul 15»
4
First-time buyer refund scheme 'almost laughable'
A much-heralded Government initiative aimed at helping first-time buyers onto the property ladder has been described as “almost laughable” ... «Irish Examiner, Jul 15»
5
Greece bullied into accepting deal that'll be difficult to implement
The document that he eventually signed is laughable, and while it is likely the Greek parliament will accept it on Wednesday — as required for ... «The Australian, Jul 15»
6
BJP hails Modi-Sharif talks but Congress finds it 'laughable'
The BJP and the Congress have started a fresh round of war of words over the “breakthrough” in Indo-Pak dialogues after a meeting of the ... «Hindu Business Line, Jul 15»
7
Govt's claim of breakthrough in talks with Pakistan laughable
“The Government's claims of breakthrough in talks with Pakistan are laughable. India has already given voice samples of Mumbai attacks,” ... «Financial Express, Jul 15»
8
LETTER: Overpopulation letter laughable
Re: “Where would the planet's 'extra' 5 billion people go?” (Your Views, July 1). I wasn't aware the Courier-Post was moving the comics section ... «Cherry Hill Courier Post, Jul 15»
9
A Little IBM Chip, A Laughable NYSE Blip & Other Must-Reads
Step it up: In a clear message to Germany and the hardliners in Greece crisis talks, both US Treasury Secretary Jack Lew and IMF Managing ... «Pulse, Jul 15»
10
Calls For My Sack Really "Laughable" And "Unfortunate" – Woyongo
Calls for the President to sack me is really unfortunate, that is laughable,” Interior Minister Mark Woyongo said in an interview on NEAT FM's ... «Peace FM Online, Jul 15»

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