HUMOR Synonyms
There are 16 hypernyms of the word humor. (close relations)
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wit | nounn | |||||||
noun • a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter • mental ability • a witty amusing person who makes jokes | ||||||||
comedy | nounn | |||||||
noun • light and humorous drama with a happy ending • a comic incident or series of incidents | ||||||||
wittiness | nounn | |||||||
noun • a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter • The quality of being clever, amusingly ingenious. | ||||||||
amusement | nounn | |||||||
noun • a feeling of delight at being entertained • an activity that is diverting and that holds the attention | ||||||||
cheerfulness | nounn | |||||||
noun • the quality of being cheerful and dispelling gloom • a feeling of spontaneous good spirits | ||||||||
entertainment | nounn | |||||||
noun • an activity that is diverting and that holds the attention | ||||||||
facetiousness | nounn | |||||||
noun • playful humor | ||||||||
fun | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • activities that are enjoyable or amusing • verbal wit or mockery (often at another's expense but not to be taken seriously) • violent and excited activity • a disposition to find (or make) causes for amusement | ||||||||
gaiety | nounn | |||||||
noun • a gay feeling • a festive merry feeling | ||||||||
jest | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter • activity characterized by good humor verb • tell a joke; speak humorously • act in a funny or teasing way | ||||||||
jocularity | nounn | |||||||
noun • a feeling of facetious merriment • fun characterized by humor • activity characterized by good humor | ||||||||
joking | verb, adverb, adjectivev, adv, adj | |||||||
adjective satellite • characterized by jokes and good humor | ||||||||
jollity | nounn | |||||||
noun • feeling jolly and jovial and full of good humor | ||||||||
joviality | nounn | |||||||
noun • feeling jolly and jovial and full of good humor • a jovial nature | ||||||||
laughter | nounn | |||||||
noun • the sound of laughing • the activity of laughing; the manifestation of joy or mirth or scorn | ||||||||
levity | nounn | |||||||
noun • feeling an inappropriate lack of seriousness • a manner lacking seriousness | ||||||||
mirth | nounn | |||||||
noun • great merriment | ||||||||
drollness | nounn | |||||||
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humour | nounn | |||||||
noun • a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling • a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter • (Middle Ages) one of the four fluids in the body whose balance was believed to determine your emotional and physical state • the liquid parts of the body • the quality of being funny • the trait of appreciating (and being able to express) the humorous verb • put into a good mood | ||||||||
mood | nounn | |||||||
noun • a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling • the prevailing psychological state • verb inflections that express how the action or state is conceived by the speaker | ||||||||