ludicrous representation
1ludicrous representation — index ridicule Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
2The World as Will and Representation — The title page of the expanded 1844 publication The World as Will and Representation (Die Welt als Wille und Vorstellung) is the central work of the German philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer. The first edition was published in December 1818,[1] and… …
3Burlesque — Bur*lesque , n. 1. Ludicrous representation; exaggerated parody; grotesque satire. [1913 Webster] Burlesque is therefore of two kinds; the first represents mean persons in the accouterments of heroes, the other describes great persons acting and… …
4burlesque — I. a. Caricaturing, travestying, parodying, parodical, ridiculing. II. n. Caricature, travesty, parody, farce, ludicrous representation, piece of ridicule. III. v. a. Caricature, travesty, make ludicrous or ridiculous …
5ridicule — I noun buffoonery, burlesque, caricature, chaff, contempt, derision, derisiveness, disdain, disparagement, disrespect, game, gibe, jeer, lampoonery, ludicrous representation, mimicry, mockery, pasquinade, raillery, ridiculum, sarcasm, satire,… …
6farce — n. 1. Burlesque, caricature, travesty, parody, after piece, low comedy, ludicrous representation. 2. Mere show, ridiculous pageantry, empty parade, utter sham …
7caricature — I. n. Travesty, parody, farce, burlesque, ludicrous representation, take off (colloq.). II. v. a. Burlesque, travesty, parody, take off (colloq.) …
8mim´er — mime «mym», noun, verb, mimed, mim|ing. –n. 1. a mimic, jester, clown, or buffoon: »Della Scala stood among his courtiers with mimes and buffoons…making him heartily merry (Thomas Carlyle). 2. among the ancient Greeks and Romans: a) a fa …
9comedy — comedial /keuh mee dee euhl/, adj. /kom i dee/, n., pl. comedies. 1. a play, movie, etc., of light and humorous character with a happy or cheerful ending; a dramatic work in which the central motif is the triumph over adverse circumstance,… …
10Schopenhauer, Arthur — Arthur Schopenhauer Kathleen M.Higgins Despite a recent surge of philosophical interest, Arthur Schopenhauer remains one of the most underappreciated philosophers of modern times. He has arguably had a greater influence on subsequent philosophy… …
