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Funniness vs Ludicrousness - What's the difference?

funniness | ludicrousness | Related terms |

Funniness is a related term of ludicrousness.


As nouns the difference between funniness and ludicrousness

is that funniness is (uncountable) the quality of being funny while ludicrousness is the state or quality of being ludicrous.

funniness

English

Noun

  • (uncountable) The quality of being funny.
  • (countable) Something funny; a quirky or amusing statement, mannerism, etc.
  • * 1907 , Albert Kinross, The Land of Every Man
    • He, Cardew, had sat at home, accepting readymade conclusions, the shallow funninesses of imbeciles and clowns...
  • * 1971 , Sheila Kaye-Smith, Joanna Godden Married, and Other Stories
    • Gone were the human funninesses and kindnesses of the London gutter child...

    ludicrousness

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • The state or quality of being ludicrous.
  • *1879 , , Andersonville , ch. 51,
  • *:The full ludicrousness of the thing dawned upon me so forcibly that I forgot all about my excitement and scare, and laughed aloud.

    • Synonyms

    *laughableness