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English
Etymology
From the Latin rīdibundus, from rīdeō (“I laugh”) + -bundus.
Pronunciation
Adjective
ridibund (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, Lachfrosch, page 531:Lachfroſch m. laughing or ridibund
1931, Norman Douglas, Summer Islands: Ischia and Ponza, 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, page 375:The ridibund bumpkin in Yiddish jokelore is a hypergelast.
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Translations
easily brought to laughter
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