Humorous vs. Ridiculous

Humorousadjective

Full of humor or arousing laughter; funny.

Humorousadjective

Showing humor; witty, jocular.

Humorousadjective

(obsolete) Damp or watery.

Humorousadjective

(obsolete) Dependent on or caused by one's humour or mood; capricious, whimsical.

Humorousadjective

Moist; humid; watery.

Humorousadjective

Subject to be governed by humor or caprice; irregular; capricious; whimsical.

Humorousadjective

Full of humor; jocular; exciting laughter; playful; as, a humorous story or author; a humorous aspect.

Humorousadjective

full of or characterized by humor;

Humorousadjective

causing laughter and amusement; comic

Humorousadjective

having or showing a sense of humour

Ridiculousadjective

Deserving of ridicule; foolish; absurd.

Ridiculousadjective

Fitted to excite ridicule; absurd and laughable; unworthy of serious consideration; as, a ridiculous dress or behavior.

Ridiculousadjective

Involving or expressing ridicule.

Ridiculousadjective

inspiring scornful pity;

Ridiculousadjective

completely devoid of wisdom or good sense;

Ridiculousadjective

broadly or extravagantly humorous; resembling farce;

Ridiculousadjective

deserving or inviting derision or mockery; absurd

Ridiculous

To be ridiculous is to be something which is highly incongruous or inferior, sometimes deliberately so to make people laugh or get their attention, and sometimes unintendedly so as to be considered laughable and earn or provoke ridicule and derision. It comes from the 1540s Latin meaning , from meaning , and from meaning .