Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Ludicrousness.
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- noun
ludicrousness ; somethingludicrous
Etymologies
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Examples
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I often hear that many Angelenos certainly those that live east of the 405 very rarely make it out to the beach -- you don't need me to tell you the ludicrosity of that.
Malibu Date Night: Wine Tasting, Seafood, And Cuban Desserts The Huffington Post News Editors 2011
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The ludicrosity of that statement caused me to behave in a rude manner.
wilberteets Diary Entry wilberteets 2007
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ETA: Thanks to some discussions, some contemplation, and these comments, I came up with the following response to his ludicrousness (ludicrosity?):
Dru Blood - I believe in the inherent goodness of all beings: Divorce Wars 2005
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ETA: Thanks to some discussions, some contemplation, and these comments, I came up with the following response to his ludicrousness (ludicrosity?):
Dru Blood - I believe in the inherent goodness of all beings: October 2005 Archives 2005
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ALERTing everything to show Cap Rooney the ludicrosity of the exercise.
The Big Lead 2010
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If there's any good news to be gleaned from this ludicrosity, they started out demanding $90 a head, they ended up at $20.
ActiveRain Real Estate Network Gene Wunderlich - Realtor®, Government Affairs Di 2009
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There just aren't enough hours in the day to absorb all the ludicrosity (yeah, I made that word up) that abounds in California state government.
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The ludicrosity, if that is a word, is summed up well by Boy Howdy in:
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There are daily headlines banging on about protecting the children, and it seems that no excess, no fascist awfulness, no amount of egregious ludicrosity blogged elsewhere about the insane levels of CRB checks that are planned, and in fact, some of the things I worried about then have already come to pass.
British Blogs 2008
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This is a literary event of such un-paralleled ludicrosity (I made that up) that you won’t be able to look away.
SEVEN DAYS - First Excerpt from the Journal of Johnson Milhone - PIGS deep_bluze 2005
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The show’s ludicrosity, to use Cox’s non-word, comes through most effectively in its deranged humor.
Filthy rich: why the awful antics of Succession are so addictive Adrian Horton 2021
pappajoseph commented on the word ludicrosity
This is a much better word and easier to write and pronounce than ludicrousness. "It is the height of ludicrosity for lexicographers and etymologists to confine themselves to ludicrousness."
April 20, 2011
duckbill commented on the word ludicrosity
I prefer ludicrousness. I like to keep my '-osities' at a minimum in writing.
April 21, 2011
blafferty commented on the word ludicrosity
Perhaps it is fitting that the pronunciation for the word be a bit ludicrous. :)
April 21, 2011
yarb commented on the word ludicrosity
I agree with duckbill on this one. Ludicrosity makes me cross-eyed.
April 21, 2011