ludicrousness

NOUN

humor

Synonyms

WEAK

amusement badinage banter buffoonery clowning comedy comicality comicalness drollery drollness facetiousness farce farcicality flippancy fun funniness gag gaiety happiness high spirits humorousness jest jesting jocoseness jocosity jocularity joke joking joyfulness kidding levity lightness playfulness pleasantry raillery ridiculousness tomfoolery whimsy wisecrack wit witticism wittiness zaniness

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"Big Brother shines on deception, tactical game play and sheer ludicrousness - the launch night alone had all three in abundance," he wrote.

From BBC • Oct. 9, 2023

Yes, it’s colorful and action-packed, with silly on-screen titles and a plot that is over the top to the point of ludicrousness.

From Washington Post • Apr. 26, 2023

Many of the laughs in “The Rehearsal” come from its sheer visual ludicrousness.

From New York Times • Jul. 14, 2022

It's just the ludicrousness of my name, but I've got used to it now.

From Salon • May 1, 2021

I decided therefore to occupy myself with some further tasks in the billiard room, assuming she would after a while see the ludicrousness of her position and leave.

From "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro

ludicrousness

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