ridibund
English
editEtymology
editFrom the Latin rīdibundus, from rīdeō (“I laugh”) + -bundus.
Pronunciation
edit- (UK) enPR: rĭʹdĭbŭnd, IPA(key): /ˈɹɪdɪbʌnd/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - (US) enPR: rĭʹdəbənd', IPA(key): /ˈɹɪdəˌbənd/
Adjective
editridibund (comparative more ridibund, superlative most ridibund)
- (rare) Inclined to and easily brought to laughter; happy.
- 1863, Christoph Friedrich Grieb, A Dictionary of the English and German Languages[1], Lachfrosch, page 531:
- Lachfroſch m. laughing or ridibund
- 1931, Norman Douglas, Summer Islands: Ischia and Ponza[2], page 19:
- If Ischia could procure a well-regulated outlet after the manner of Stromboli, this danger might be averted and a more ridibund race of mortals evolved.
- 1978, Evan Esar, The Comic Encyclopedia[3], page 375:
- The ridibund bumpkin in Yiddish jokelore is a hypergelast.
- For more quotations using this term, see Citations:ridibund.
Related terms
edit- ridibundal (obsolete)
Translations
editeasily brought to laughter
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References
edit- “ridibund, adj.” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary (draft entry; June 2010)