Ludicrous
Meaning:
Ludicrous is an adjective used to describe something that is unreasonable or that cannot be taken seriously. Over time, ludicrous took on a more negative flavor. Now a ludicrous statement might be funny, but it’s also ridiculous, hard to believe, off the wall, or even stupid. When people say “That idea is ludicrous!” it usually means the idea could never happen: the notion is laughable. Saying Neil Armstrong was the third President would be a ludicrous statement.
Origin:
The word finds its origin in the early 17th Century in the sense ‘sportive, intended as a jest. It is borrowed from Latin ludicrous, probably from ludicrum, meaning ‘stage play’ and ous.
Usage:
It was ludicrous of him to think he could scale Mount Everest alone.
The serious and the absurd have to be learnt together; but ludicrous theatrical buffoonery is fit only for foreigners.
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