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HUMOR Synonyms

There are 29 synonyms of the word humor. (exact relations)
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

Best Hypernyms For HUMOR

Here is a list of related hypernyms for humor, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (14)
fun amusement comedy content entertainment feeling gratify indulge message pander playfulness quality substance wit
Phrases (2)
body substancesubject matter

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