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Word of the day December 8
The Word of the Day for December 8 is:
risible • \RIH-zuh-bull\ • (adjective) 1a. capable of laughing; 1b. disposed to laugh; 2. arousing or provoking laughter; especially, laughable
A little more information about today’s word:
"Risible" first appeared in English in the mid-16th century, deriving from the Latin verb "ridere," meaning "to laugh," the same root that gave us the words "ridiculous" and "deride." The adjective "risible" has a number of applications, describing things that either cause laughter (such as a clown's act) or are simply related to laughter. Your "risible muscles," for example, are the ones that can be used for laughing -- similarly, you also have a set of lesser-known muscles (called risorius muscles) around your mouth that help you smile. We sometimes encounter "risible" in English as a plural noun; a person who has the risibles has an easily triggered sense of humor.
My sentence (using definition #2):
During the rain delay, the crowd was entertained by the risible antics of the baseball teams' mascots.
Based on Merriam-Webster's Collegiate® Dictionary, 10th Edition.
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