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Humor

🔄 Synonyms of "Humor"

8 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

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tempernounA general tendency or orientation towards a certain type of mood, a volatile state; a habitual way of thinking, behaving or reacting.
moodnounA mental or emotional state, composure.
humournoun(uncountable) The quality of being amusing, comical, funny.
witticismnouna witty remark; a bon mot; an epigram; a zinger.
wittinessnounthe quality of being witty
sense of humornounUS standard spelling of sense of humour. [A person’s faculty for finding certain things funny.]
sense of humournounA person’s faculty for finding certain things funny.
witnounHumour, especially when clever or quick.

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sense of humornounUS standard spelling of sense of humour. [A person’s faculty for finding certain things funny.]
sense of humournounA person’s faculty for finding certain things funny.
humournoun(uncountable) The quality of being amusing, comical, funny.
witticismnouna witty remark; a bon mot; an epigram; a zinger.
wittinessnounthe quality of being witty
tempernounA general tendency or orientation towards a certain type of mood, a volatile state; a habitual way of thinking, behaving or reacting.
moodnounA mental or emotional state, composure.
witnounHumour, especially when clever or quick.
funnynounAmusing; humorous; comical.
jokenounSomething said or done for amusement, not in seriousness.
humorousFull of humor or arousing laughter; funny.
funnounAmusement, enjoyment or pleasure.
indulgeverb(intransitive, often followed by "in"): To yield to a temptation or desire.
ironynoun(rhetoric) The quality of a statement that, when taken in context, may actually mean something different from, or the opposite of, what is written literally; the use of words expressing something other than their literal intention, often in a humorous context.
comedynoun(countable, drama) a dramatic work that is light and humorous or satirical in tone
eightnounThe digit/figure 8.
jocularitynounJoking, humorous remarks or behaviour.
funninessnoun(uncountable) The quality of being funny.
amusementnoun(uncountable) Entertainment.
hilaritynoun(uncountable) A great amount of amusement, usually accompanied by much laughter.

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