comicality
State of being amusing
Comicality is the quality of being comic or funny.
The word appears in literary and formal contexts more than casual speech: The comicality of the situation wasn't lost on her.
It can describe something's inherent humor or someone's talent for being amusing.
Quality of being laughable
- ridiculousnessQuality of being laughable
- preposterousnessQuality of being ridiculous
- absurdityWildly illogical quality
- farcicalityQuality of being ludicrous
laughableness · zaniness · goofiness · screwiness · nonsensicality · outlandishness · bizarreness · incongruity
Comedic fall on buttocks
- pie-in-the-faceComedic pastry impact
- buffooneryLudicrous or silly conduct
- clowningPlayful comic behavior
- knockaboutRough, boisterous action
pantomime · gags · shtick · double-take · custard-pie · harlequinade · mugging · sight gag
Verbal wit techniques
- punsJokes using sound similarities
- quipsBrief witty remarks
- banterPlayful, teasing exchange
- reparteeQuick, clever conversation
cleverness · bon mot · epigrams · witticism · facetiousness · waggishness · drollery · raconteur
Satirical imitation
- ironyMeaning opposite to words
- sarcasmIrony used to mock
- caricatureExaggerated comic depiction
- lampoonHarsh public mockery
spoof · mockery · burlesque · pastiche · skewering · ridicule · social commentary · send-up
ludicrousness
Quality of being laughable
- ridiculousnessQuality of being laughable
- preposterousnessQuality of being ridiculous
- absurdityWildly illogical quality
farcicality · laughableness · zaniness · goofiness · screwiness · nonsensicality · outlandishness · bizarreness · incongruity · grotesquerie
pratfall
Comedic fall on buttocks
- pie-in-the-faceComedic pastry impact
- buffooneryLudicrous or silly conduct
- clowningPlayful comic behavior
knockabout · pantomime · gags · shtick · double-take · custard-pie · harlequinade · mugging · sight gag · tumbling
wordplay
Verbal wit techniques
repartee · cleverness · bon mot · epigrams · witticism · facetiousness · waggishness · drollery · raconteur · aphorism
parody
Satirical imitation
- ironyMeaning opposite to words
- sarcasmIrony used to mock
- caricatureExaggerated comic depiction
lampoon · spoof · mockery · burlesque · pastiche · skewering · ridicule · social commentary · send-up · travesty
laughter
Vocal expression of amusement
- merrimentLighthearted fun together
- mirthAmusement with laughter
- hilarityExtreme amusement, often shared
giggles · chuckles · glee · jollity · joviality · delight · cheerfulness · levity · lightheartedness · joyfulness
jocular
Inclined to jest
effervescent · ebullient · jaunty · sprightly · frolicsome · convivial · genial · perky · whimsical · carefree
- tomfoolerysilliness, foolery, clownery, clownishness, goofing off
- merrimentmirth, laugh, gaiety, merriment, chuckle
comicalitytragedy
Disastrous or sorrowful event
pathos · sorrow · grief · misery · heartbreak
comicalityseriousness
Earnest, weighty demeanor
gravity · solemnity · soberness · solemnness · somberness
comedy, comic, comical, comedian, comics, comedic, comedies, comedians, comedienne