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語源

Borrowed from Latin rīdiculus (“laughable, ridiculous”); Equivalent to ridicule +‎ -ous.

発音

• (Canada, 英国発音) IPA: /ɹɪˈdɪk.jʊ.ləs/, /ɹiːˈdɪk.jʊ.ləs/
• (米国発音) IPA: /ɹɪˈdɪk.jə.ləs/
• (Wales) IPA: /ɹɪˈdɪk.ləs/
• 韻: -ɪkjələs

形容詞

ridiculous (comparative more ridiculous, superlative most ridiculous)

1. Deserving of ridicule; foolish, absurd.

   Synonyms: silly, willy nilly, frivolous, goofy, funny, humorous, absurd, odd, surreal, unreasonable; see also Thesaurus:absurd

   Antonyms: straightforward, serious, somber, solemn

   That hairstyle looks ridiculous.

   It's ridiculous to charge so much for a little souvenir.

   You make ridiculous statements a lot, like saying that UFOs are real.

   • 1774, James Burnett, Lord Monboddo, Of The Origin And Progress Of Language‎, →OL, page 130:

     All the characters he has imitated are of the heroic kind, excepting only one ridiculous perſonage, that he has but once exhibited, I mean Therʃites.

   • 1833, Elisabeth Celnart, The Gentleman and Lady's Book of Politeness and Propriety of Deportment: Dedicated to the Youth of Both Sexes‎, Allen and Ticknor and Carter, Hendee, →LCCN, →OCLC, →OL, page 15:

     [...] if you reprimand or punish them, be assured every one will consider you importunate as well as ridiculous.

   • 1872, R J S, Ridiculous Fancies; An Allegory. Being the Lucubrations Of A Madman.‎, page 14:

     The novelist, whom people hardly believe, considering his pictures as ridiculous fancies, but who has devoted his life to explore in secret places; behind the curtain, where we cannot follow—where all is inaccessible to us.

   • 1936, Rollo Ahmed, The Black Art, London: Long, page 161:

     Many of the so-called rites of these secret societies were so patently ridiculous, that it is quite obvious that they were merely an excuse for men and women to indulge in sex-play and lustful gratification, frequently of an abnormal kind.

   • 2006, Nicholas Antongiavanni [pseudonym; Michael Anton], The Suit: A Machiavellian Approach to Men's Style, New York: HarperCollins Publishers, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 52:

     And they are dangerous because when worn they make their wearer look ridiculous and contemptible to those not enthralled by the same fashion; and when their moment has passed they take up precious closet space, taunting you and making you lament of money that should have been spent on something more longevous.

   • 2018, Stendhal, Racine and Shakespeare‎, Alma Books, →ISBN, page 152:

     Does that ridiculous person aspire to esteem? Refuse him that esteem in a piquant and surprising manner, and you will be creating comedy.

   • 2026 March 15, Andrew Forgrave, “Speeding drivers terrorising visitors and 'destroying Eryri's peace and quiet'”, in Daily Post‎:

     Mike, a British Cycle leader, said the situation there was now “ridiculous”, adding: “The noise from cars and motorbikes can be heard even from mountain tops in the vicinity of the A5.

   • 2026 March 15, Ejikeme Omenazu, “Anxiety Returns Over Upsurge Of Ferocious Banditry”, in Independent‎:

     “The call for his sack to me is ridiculous and mischievous. The Northern youths did not agitate for the sack of previous Defence Ministers. Why General Musa?”

   • 2026 April 7, Jada Gomez, “Halle Bailey Reveals How The Racist “Little Mermaid” Backlash Changed Her Forever, And It’s Actually Genius
     “None of this is real.””, in BuzzFeed‎:

     The racist backlash was — needless to say — unwarranted, and incredibly ridiculous considering Ariel is a fictional, animated character. And we don't know what a mermaid actually looks like (or if they even exist).

   • 2026 April 7, Barnini Chakraborty, “Steve Hilton says Trump endorsement was smart strategy in California governor’s race”, in Washington Examiner‎:

     [...] if you end up with two Democrats in this ridiculous top two system, which is a very real possibility, if we don’t consolidate on the Republican side, that is a disaster for our state.

   • 2026 April 8, Elly Leavitt, “From Neoclassical Homes to Bohemian Gems, These Are the Best Airbnbs in Athens”, in Vogue‎:

     It seems a little ridiculous to brand one of the oldest cities in the world as “up and coming,” but in certain circles, that’s exactly the working title of Athens these days.

   • 2026 April 8, Virginia Blackburn, “South African-style anti-shoplifting tactics in London? Starmer should hang head in shame”, in Express‎:

     Not only is this petty beyond belief, it’s also pretty ridiculous. When was the last time either of those two women allowed one solitary square of chocolate to pass their lips?

2. (informal) Astonishing, extreme, unbelievable.

   In a ridiculous feat of engineering, the team can calculate the difference in arrival time to within one-tenth of a nanosecond.

   Gaines is a classic motor player with a low center of gravity and ridiculous strength.

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Further reading

• “ridiculous”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
• “ridiculous”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
• William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “ridiculous”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC.
• ridiculous in Britannica Dictionary
• ridiculous in Macmillan Collocations Dictionary
• ridiculous in Ozdic collocation dictionary
• ridiculous in WordReference English Collocations