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Comic relief

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Comic relief"

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comedynoun(countable, drama) a dramatic work that is light and humorous or satirical in tone
comicalitynounThe state of being comical.
hilaritynoun(uncountable) A great amount of amusement, usually accompanied by much laughter.
comicrynounThe power to cause mirth; comicalness.
comedy goldnoun(idiomatic) Something that is very funny or humorous.
lightheartednessnoun(uncountable) The state of being lighthearted, joyous, cheerful, without a care.
levitynounA lightness of manner or speech, frivolity; flippancy; a lack of appropriate seriousness; an inclination to make a joke of serious matters.
humournoun(uncountable) The quality of being amusing, comical, funny.
romantic comedynoun(uncountable) A genre of fiction, especially film, that presents love stories in a humorous and light-hearted way.
sentimental comedynoun(countable) A work in this genre.
funninessnoun(uncountable) The quality of being funny.
funnimentnounDrollery, jesting, a funny saying or action.
comedy of mannersnounA comic work that satirizes the manners and affectations of a social class, often represented by stock characters.
jollyingverbThe act of one who jollies; amusement; diversion.
jocunditynoun(uncountable) The state of being jocund.
confectionnounA food item prepared very sweet, frequently decorated in fine detail, and often preserved with sugar, such as a candy, sweetmeat, fruit preserve, pastry, or cake.
laughternounThe sound of laughing, produced by air so expelled; any similar sound.
sense of humournounA person’s faculty for finding certain things funny.
mirthnounThe emotion usually following humor and accompanied by laughter.
good-humorednessnounThe state of being good-humored

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