RIDICULOUSNESS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does ridiculousness mean? 

• RIDICULOUSNESS (noun)
  The noun RIDICULOUSNESS has 1 sense:

1. a message whose content is at variance with reason

  Familiarity information: RIDICULOUSNESS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• RIDICULOUSNESS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A message whose content is at variance with reason

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

absurdity; absurdness; ridiculousness

Hypernyms ("ridiculousness" is a kind of...):

bunk; hokum; meaninglessness; nonsense; nonsensicality (a message that seems to convey no meaning)

Derivation:

ridiculous (broadly or extravagantly humorous; resembling farce)

ridiculous (so unreasonable as to invite derision)

 Context examples 

"Why, it would be rank ridiculousness for me to take that dog along," he broke out after another pause.

(White Fang, by Jack London)

Grave, dignified, sombre, a laugh made him frantic to ridiculousness.

(White Fang, by Jack London)