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Meaning of "risus" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF RISUS

risus  [ˈraɪsəs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF RISUS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Risus is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES RISUS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Risus

Risus: The Anything RPG is a rules-light generic role-playing game written, designed and illustrated by S. John Ross of Cumberland Games and Diversions. Risus is available free on the web. It was first published online in 1993. Earlier versions of the game were titled GUCS: The Generic Universal Comedy System and were distributed privately beginning in 1989.

Definition of risus in the English dictionary

The definition of risus in the dictionary is an involuntary grinning expression produced by a spasm of the muscles in the face.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH RISUS


abomasus
ˌæbəʊˈmeɪsəs
bonasus
bəˈneɪsəs
byssus
ˈbɪsəs
cissus
ˈsɪsəs
cytisus
ˈsɪtɪsəs
Dionysos
ˌdaɪəˈnaɪsəs
Dionysus
ˌdaɪəˈnaɪsəs
Ephesus
ˈɛfɪsəs
Issus
ˈɪsəs
narcissus
nɑːˈsɪsəs
nisus
ˈnaɪsəs
rhoicissus
ˌrəʊɪˈsɪsəs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE RISUS

risk one´s neck
risk-taking
risker
riskful
riskier
riskiest
riskily
riskiness
riskless
risky
risoluto
Risorgimento
risotto
risp
rispetto
risque
Riss
rissole
ristra
risus sardonicus

WORDS THAT END LIKE RISUS

Amisus
baby Jesus
casus
Caucasus
census
colossus
consensus
cupressus
cursus
Jesus
lapsus
lupus erythematosus
missus
Pegasus
resus
Rhesus
sus
tarsus
the Caucasus
versus

Synonyms and antonyms of risus in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «risus» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF RISUS

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

Translator English - Chinese

risus
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

risus
570 millions of speakers

English

risus
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

RISUS
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تكشيرة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

пзиз
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

risus
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

চশমা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

risus
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Risus
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

risus
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

risus
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

risus
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Risus
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

risus
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பொத்தானை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Risus
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

risus
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Risus
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Risus
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

пзіз
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Risus
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

risus
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

risus
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

risus
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Risus
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of risus

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «RISUS»

The term «risus» is quite widely used and occupies the 27.400 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «RISUS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «risus» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «risus» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «RISUS»

Discover the use of risus in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to risus and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Hierarchomachia: Or, The Anti-bishop
Closer to Hierarchomachia is Risus Anglicanus. This Latin play survives only in a Folger Library manuscript of miscellaneous seventeenth-century plays, poems, and tracts, which were bound together in the eighteenth century. Among other ...
Suzanne Gossett, 1981
2
Digital Media: Concepts and Applications
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Susan Lake, Karen Bean May, 2012
3
Farce and Farcical Elements
Wim N. M. Hüsken, Konrad Schoell, Leif Søndergaard. wo is to hem that leeuen this and prechen dremes, fablis and gabbyngis'.15 Are these dreams, fables, and gabbing instances of Eastertide risus paschalis! Another Wycliffite sermon links ...
Wim N. M. Hüsken, Konrad Schoell, Leif Søndergaard, 2002
4
Web Designer's Reference
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Craig Grannell, 2005
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Sacred Folly: A New History of the Feast of Fools
Brugnoli, “Archetipi,” 54–55. If the two surviving accounts of the Feast of the Horns had been of a later date, one might have linked the feast with the tradition of the risus paschalis (Easter laughter), but 876 and even 1140 are almost certainly ...
Max Harris, 2011
6
Theatrum Arbitri: Theatrical Elements in the Satyrica of ...
... (18.7) comphsis deinde manibus in tantum repente risum effusa est, (19.1) omnia mimico risu exsonuerant), and this change reaches its climax at the mimicus risus (19.1), a dominant characteristic of the scene (18.4; 18.7; 19.1; 20.6; 20.7; ...
Costas Panayotakis, 1995
7
Instant Jquery Masonry How-To
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Kyle David Taylor, 2013
8
Bulletproof Web Design: Improving flexibility and protecting ...
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Dan Cederholm, 2011
9
The Dialogic Imagination: Four Essays
Highly characteristic of this tendency is risus paschalis, or paschal laughter. During the paschal days laughter was traditionally permitted in church. The preacher permitted himself risqué jokes and gay-hearted anecdotes from the church pulpit ...
M. M. Bakhtin, Michael Holquist, 2010
10
A History of English Laughter: Laughter from Beowulf to ...
Rictus sardonicus and risus sardonicus are medical terms, though of different etymological origin." The former classifies a mask-like wide open mouth and eyes , the latter a convulsive laughing cramp about the mouth. The pathological aspect  ...
Manfred Pfister, 2002

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «RISUS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term risus is used in the context of the following news items.
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Pesto pasta with broccoli and salmon
Donec ipsum diam, pretium maecenas mollis dapibus risus. Nullam ... Pellentesque est faucibus tincidunt risus id interdum primis orci cubilla gravida. REPLY ... «The Voice Online, Apr 15»
2
15 years ago in US Catholic: I had to laugh
The chaplain of my convent once gave a sermon about a celebration of laughter, the risus paschalis, or Easter laughter. In the Middle Ages some communities ... «U.S. Catholic magazine, Apr 15»
3
Role smartphone app enables live RPGs without the pens and paper
In the vein of narrative driven, rules-light games like Risus, it emphasises collaborative story telling over min-maxing and the loot cycle. It sounds like a great way ... «VG247, Feb 15»
4
'Treat risotto like a woman'
The guests pronounced it “risus optimus” (excellent rice), later possibly shortened to risotto. My private lesson came to an end. The master demonstrated the rice ... «Times of Malta, Oct 14»
5
San Gemini: in programma lo spettacolo ''Risus Diaboli''
locandina-spettacolo-risus-diaboli-masca-ridens-san-gemini Dopo aver costituito l'associazione culturale di San Gemini “Masca Ridens” nel 2009, e dopo 20 ... «Terni Oggi, Sep 14»
6
The Mystery Of Lorem Ipsum
In risus ante, suscipit et ligula sed, commodo consectetur mi. Aenean vestibulum porta risus et molestie. Maecenas nec lectus ornare, posuere risus varius, ... «TechCrunch, Aug 14»
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Which? advice: replace ABC Design Risus Isofix car seat
Which? is advising parents who own the ABC Design Risus Group 0+ child car seat with Isofix base to replace it as soon as possible after this seat achieved the ... «Which?, Jun 14»
8
Test dětských autosedaček: prošly skoro všechny, rozdíl je v ochraně
Jen jediná, ABC Design Risus, nebyla dostatečně bezpečná. Následující článek Jen létání je krásnější. Svezení s Opelem GT, autem s nejhezčíma očima Světlík ... «iDNES.cz, Jun 14»
9
Vain yhdelle turvakaukalolle erinomainen testitulos
Eniten risuja sai saman painoluokan ABC Design Risus -turvakaukalo Risus Isofix -telakalla kiinnitettynä. Kaukalo ei estänyt etutörmäyksessä kuormitusta vaan ... «Savon Sanomat, Jun 14»
10
HAK-ov test autosjedalica: Tek jedna vrlo dobra, pet ih je palo
... Huggy Prime & Base Huggy Isofix), dvije sjedalice Silver Crossa (Simplicity, Simplicity & ISOFIX-Base) i jednoj ABC Designa (Risus & Risus Isofix Base). «24sata, Jun 14»

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