funniness
What provokes laughter
Funniness is the quality of being funny—the capacity to provoke laughter or amusement.
The word often appears in discussions comparing degrees of humor: The funniness of the joke depends on timing.
Something can have funniness without being laugh-out-loud hilarious; a situation might possess a quiet funniness that only reveals itself on reflection.
Extremely and loudly comedic
- side-splittingExtremely amusing, causing convulsions
- hystericalEmotionally out of control
- riotousMarked by unrestrained disorder
- guffawBoisterous burst of mirth
howler · screamer · knee-slapper · cackling · roaring · convulsing · tears · snorting
Humorous statement seeking laughter
- jestHumorous remark or act
- gagMouth restraint or jest
- anecdoteBrief account of incident
- comic reliefHumor easing dramatic tension
running gag · setup · callback · timing · delivery · observational · self-deprecating · dark humor
Solo comedic performance
- sitcomEpisodic TV comedy series
- sketchHasty informal drawing
- improvUnscripted comedic performance
- slapstickExaggerated physical humor
farce · parody · satire · roast · clowning · buffoonery · comedian · comic
Showing mental quickness
- wordplayVerbal wit techniques
- punWordplay using double meanings
- quipBrief, clever remark
- witticismClever, amusing remark
bon mot · epigram · repartee · banter · one-liner · zinger · wisecrack · retort
Amusement with laughter
- gleeExuberant, often impish delight
- delightIntense pleasure or satisfaction
- gaietyLively, exuberant cheerfulness
- jovialityHearty, convivial cheerfulness
cheerfulness · jollity · lightheartedness · playfulness · merriment · levity · whimsy · buoyancy
Idiosyncratically unusual
- peculiarStrangely unusual
- eccentricUnconventional in character
- bizarreStrikingly unconventional
- weirdStrangely unsettling
offbeat · unconventional · idiosyncratic · strange · outlandish · kooky · wacky · absurd
uproarious
Extremely and loudly comedic
- side-splittingExtremely amusing, causing convulsions
- hystericalEmotionally out of control
- riotousMarked by unrestrained disorder
guffaw · howler · screamer · knee-slapper · cackling · roaring · convulsing · tears · snorting · breathless
joke
Humorous statement seeking laughter
comic relief · running gag · setup · callback · timing · delivery · observational · self-deprecating · dark humor · gallows humor
stand-up
Solo comedic performance
slapstick · farce · parody · satire · roast · clowning · buffoonery · comedian · comic · jester
clever
Showing mental quickness
witticism · bon mot · epigram · repartee · banter · one-liner · zinger · wisecrack · retort · drollery
mirth
Amusement with laughter
- gleeExuberant, often impish delight
- delightIntense pleasure or satisfaction
- gaietyLively, exuberant cheerfulness
joviality · cheerfulness · jollity · lightheartedness · playfulness · merriment · levity · whimsy · buoyancy · blitheness
quirky
Idiosyncratically unusual
weird · offbeat · unconventional · idiosyncratic · strange · outlandish · kooky · wacky · absurd · surreal
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State of emotional pain
seriousness · pathos · tragedy · sorrow · grief
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Earnest, weighty demeanor
solemnity · gravity · gravitas · soberness · solemnness
funninessdullness
Lack of stimulation
boringness · tedium · dreariness · blandness · unfunniness
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