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risible

Meaning

Capable of causing amusement or scornful mirth; worthy of derisive laughter.

Examples by difficulty

Basic: Simple, everyday vocabulary — the easiest to read.

After a long week, Mark met his friends at the park. They shared silly stories and joked together. Mark, always risible, could not stop laughing at even the smallest joke. His friends felt happy seeing how risible he was since laughter made the afternoon better for everyone.

The toddler, a giggling ball of energy, was so full of joy. He found everything hilarious, from a silly face to a wobbly walk. He was utterly risible, his pure delight infectious.

When Sarah heard her toddler's belly laugh at a silly face, she felt truly risible, her own joy bubbling up in response. The pure, infectious sound made her want to giggle too, her heart light and open to the moment of shared happiness.

Grandpa is the most risible person I know; even if you tell him a joke about a confused potato, he starts giggling so hard he spills his apple juice. Once, he laughed so much at a sneezy cat on TV that his socks flew off!

The baby, a tiny, roly-poly thing, let out a big, happy giggle. Its whole face crinkled, showing it was a very risible little person. It found the wiggling toes of its mommy utterly hilarious, and its bubbly sounds filled the room with joy.

Normal: Standard, everyday language.

The comedian's jokes were so hilarious that the entire audience was in stitches, their risible faces glowing with joy and laughter.

The comedian's jokes were so funny that the entire audience was in stitches, their faces contorted with risible expressions as they erupted in laughter.

As Tom recounted his hilarious mishap at the grocery store, his friends couldn't help but burst into laughter. His exaggerated gestures and comical storytelling made the whole situation utterly risible.

During the comedy show, the audience erupted in risible laughter at the comedian's hilarious jokes. The entire room was filled with joyous chuckles and contagious giggles, making it clear that everyone was thoroughly enjoying themselves.

The comedian's jokes were so funny that the entire audience found themselves in fits of laughter, their risible reactions echoing throughout the room.

Advanced: Richer vocabulary that stretches an upper-level reader.

Children are incredibly risible, especially when they gather for a birthday party. One child told a simple joke, and the others burst into laughter almost instantly. Their risible nature makes the room light and joyful, proving how easily they are capable of laughing together.

The toddler, utterly delighted by the squeaky toy, kicked his legs with pure joy. His gummy smile stretched wide, a truly risible sight for his parents watching. They couldn't help but chuckle at his uninhibited amusement.

Jake watched his friend's pratfall and felt joy bubble up, realizing how wonderfully risible he was today. His ability to laugh freely, even at himself, made the moment light and infectious, transforming an awkward stumble into a shared moment of pure, unrestrained mirth.

Every Thursday evening, the club’s risible members gathered for jokes so hilarious, even the potted plant started giggling. Mrs. Jenkins, renowned for her ability to snort milk when amused, claimed their meetings had cured her of hiccups—because, truly, only those capable of laughing could survive their uproarious puns.

Barnaby, a notoriously grumpy badger, was surprisingly risible after a particularly potent helping of fermented berries. He'd cackle at his own reflection, then attempt to balance acorns on his snout, his sheer ineptitude providing a genuinely amusing spectacle for the woodland creatures who dared to watch.

Challenging: Rare, high-register vocabulary for serious word lovers.

Despite the tense atmosphere, Maria proved herself truly risible, smoothing awkward silences with a light chuckle. Her willingness to join in laughter soothed everyone else, making even the most reticent colleagues relax. In that room, her risible nature became an unexpected balm for collective anxiety.

After the excruciatingly dull lecture, Sarah found herself surprisingly risible, a soft chuckle escaping her lips at the absurdity of the professor's pronouncements. The entire ordeal had been so predictably mundane, yet her newfound capacity for amusement was a welcome, if unexpected, reprieve.

After years of stoic restraint, Tom finally cracked during the staff meeting. As his colleague described an absurd client interaction, Tom's normally reserved demeanor dissolved. His shoulders began to shake, and soon he was thoroughly risible, tears streaming down his cheeks as laughter erupted uncontrollably.

At the aristocratic dinner, Lady Beatrice, ever risible, erupted with laughter at the butler’s accidental pratfall into the asparagus vichyssoise, sending a cascade of mirth through her equally capable-of-laughing friends, while the count, tragically stolid, sat bewildered amid the cacophony of chuckles.

The gregarious octopus, Bartholomew, possessed a truly risible nature. He’d contort his gelatinous appendages into preposterous approximations of human expressions, then erupt in a series of bubbling guffaws, often accompanied by an uncontrollable jet of ink, much to the consternation of his studious mollusk companions.

Difficulty

Challenging — Rare, high-register words for serious word lovers.

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