What is the Latin word for laughable?

The usual Latin words for “laughable” are rīdiculus, rīdeō, dērīdiculus; also dērīdeō, ioculāris, perrīdiculus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

English → Latin

“laughable” in Latin

rīdiculuslaughable, funny, amusing, humorous; laughable, silly, absurd, ridiculous rīdeōto laugh; to laugh at, ridicule, mock dērīdiculusvery laughable, ridiculous dērīdeōto laugh at, mock, make fun of, deride ioculārisfunny, jocular, amusing; facetious, laughable, droll perrīdiculusvery ridiculous or hilarious

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

laughable

ridiculus; ridendus; deridiculus, deridendus (that deserves to be laughed at): jocularis (droll): very laughable, perridiculus: to be laughable, risum movere; ridendum esse.

Quick answer

What is the Latin word for laughable?: The usual Latin words for “laughable” are rīdiculus, rīdeō, dērīdiculus; also dērīdeō, ioculāris, perrīdiculus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.