English words for 'The state of being comical.'
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noun
- the quality of being funny
- (Middle Ages) one of the four fluids in the body whose balance was believed to determine your emotional and physical state
- the trait of appreciating (and being able to express) the humorous
- a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter
- a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling
- the liquid parts of the body
- US spelling of humour.
verb
noun
- the quality of being funny
- (Middle Ages) one of the four fluids in the body whose balance was believed to determine your emotional and physical state
- the trait of appreciating (and being able to express) the humorous
- a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter
- a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling
- the liquid parts of the body
- (uncountable) A mood, especially a bad mood; a temporary state of mind or disposition brought upon by an event; an abrupt illogical inclination or whim.
- (uncountable) The quality of being amusing, comical, funny.
- (medicine) Either of the two regions of liquid within the eyeball, the aqueous humour and vitreous humour.
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- (slang) A hilarious joke.
- (historical) A person hired to howl in mourning at a funeral.
- (slang) A tremendous lie (especially an obvious one); a whopper.
- (psychology) A person who expresses aggression openly in the form of threats.
- (slang) A painfully obvious mistake.
- (historical) A 32-ounce ceramic, plastic, or stainless steel jug used to transport draft beer.
- (sometimes figurative) A heavy fall.
- (slang) A serious accident (especially to come a howler or go a howler; compare come a cropper).
- (slang) A small child.
- (slang) A bitterly cold day.
- That which howls, especially an animal such as a wolf or a howler monkey.
- monkey of tropical South American forests having a loud howling cry
- a glaring blunder
- a joke that seems extremely funny
noun
- humorous or satirical mimicry
- a composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way
- showing your contempt by derision
- Something so lacking in necessary qualities as to inspire ridicule; a laughing-stock.
- Mimicry, imitation, now usually in a derogatory sense; a travesty, a ridiculous simulacrum.
- The action of mocking; ridicule, derision.
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verb
noun
- humorous or satirical mimicry
- a composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way
- the initial ascent of an airplane as it becomes airborne
- a departure; especially of airplanes
- The spot from which one takes off; specifically, the place from which a jumper rises in leaping.
- (printing, UK, historical) The removal of sheets from the press.
- (surfing) The initial movement a surfer makes to start riding a wave.
- A quantification, especially of building materials.
- A parody or lampoon of someone or something.
- A launch or ascent into the air or into flight, such as of an aircraft, rocket, bird, high-jumper etc.
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adj
- (humor) Amusing without showing amusement.
- (Christianity) Of a mass, service, or rite: involving neither consecration nor communion.
- (figurative) Athirst, eager.
- (poker) Of a board or flop: Not permitting the creation of many or of strong hands.
- Free from or lacking alcohol or alcoholic beverages.
- (fine arts) Exhibiting precise execution lacking delicate contours or soft transitions of color.
- (aviation) Not using afterburners or water injection for increased thrust.
- Lacking interest, boring.
- (of a sound recording) Free from applied audio effects (especially reverb).
- In a dry spell (e.g., unemployed, slow).
- Of a bite from an animal: not containing the usual venom.
- Free from or lacking embellishment or sweetness, particularly:
- (law) Describing an area where sales of alcoholic or strong alcoholic beverages are banned.
- (wine and other alcoholic beverages, ginger ale) Low in sugar; lacking sugar; unsweetened.
- Unable to produce a liquid, as water, (petrochemistry) oil, or (agriculture) milk.
- (chemistry) Anhydrous: free from or lacking water in any state, regardless of the presence of other liquids.
- (Malaysia, Singapore, of noodles) Mixed with sauce and not served in a soup.
- Without a usual complement or consummation; impotent.
- (masonry) Built without or lacking mortar.
- Free from or lacking moisture.
- (sciences, somewhat derogatory) Involving computations rather than work with biological or chemical matter.
- having no adornment or coloration
- having a large proportion of strong liquor
- unproductive especially of the expected results
- lacking moisture or volatile components
- not producing milk
- used of solid substances in contrast with liquid ones
- without a mucous or watery discharge
- free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet
- (of food) eaten without a spread or sauce or other garnish
- lacking warmth or emotional involvement
- (of liquor) having a low residual sugar content because of decomposition of sugar during fermentation
- practicing complete abstinence from alcoholic beverages
- lacking interest or stimulation; dull and lifeless
- opposed to or prohibiting the production and sale of alcoholic beverages
- not shedding tears
- humorously sarcastic or mocking
noun
- (Australia) An area of waterless country.
- (US) A prohibitionist (of alcoholic beverages).
- (British, UK politics) A radical or hard-line Conservative; especially, one who supported the policies of British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher in the 1980s.
- (chiefly Australia, with "the") The dry season.
- Unsweetened ginger ale; dry ginger.
- An area with little or no rain, or sheltered from it.
- The process by which something is dried.
- a reformer who opposes the use of intoxicating beverages
verb
adj
- Amusing; humorous; comical.
- (UK, Ireland, informal) Showing unexpected resentment.
- (Jamaica, offensive, derogatory) Homosexual; gay.
- Strange or unusual, often in an unpleasant way.
- experiencing odd bodily sensations
- not as expected
- beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
- arousing or provoking laughter
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noun
- the quality of being funny
- (Middle Ages) one of the four fluids in the body whose balance was believed to determine your emotional and physical state
- the trait of appreciating (and being able to express) the humorous
- a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter
- a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling
- the liquid parts of the body
- US spelling of humour.
verb
noun
- the quality of being funny
- (Middle Ages) one of the four fluids in the body whose balance was believed to determine your emotional and physical state
- the trait of appreciating (and being able to express) the humorous
- a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter
- a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling
- the liquid parts of the body
- (uncountable) A mood, especially a bad mood; a temporary state of mind or disposition brought upon by an event; an abrupt illogical inclination or whim.
- (uncountable) The quality of being amusing, comical, funny.
- (medicine) Either of the two regions of liquid within the eyeball, the aqueous humour and vitreous humour.
verb
noun
noun
- (slang) A hilarious joke.
- (historical) A person hired to howl in mourning at a funeral.
- (slang) A tremendous lie (especially an obvious one); a whopper.
- (psychology) A person who expresses aggression openly in the form of threats.
- (slang) A painfully obvious mistake.
- (historical) A 32-ounce ceramic, plastic, or stainless steel jug used to transport draft beer.
- (sometimes figurative) A heavy fall.
- (slang) A serious accident (especially to come a howler or go a howler; compare come a cropper).
- (slang) A small child.
- (slang) A bitterly cold day.
- That which howls, especially an animal such as a wolf or a howler monkey.
- monkey of tropical South American forests having a loud howling cry
- a glaring blunder
- a joke that seems extremely funny
noun
- humorous or satirical mimicry
- a composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way
- showing your contempt by derision
- Something so lacking in necessary qualities as to inspire ridicule; a laughing-stock.
- Mimicry, imitation, now usually in a derogatory sense; a travesty, a ridiculous simulacrum.
- The action of mocking; ridicule, derision.
noun
verb
noun
- humorous or satirical mimicry
- a composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way
- the initial ascent of an airplane as it becomes airborne
- a departure; especially of airplanes
- The spot from which one takes off; specifically, the place from which a jumper rises in leaping.
- (printing, UK, historical) The removal of sheets from the press.
- (surfing) The initial movement a surfer makes to start riding a wave.
- A quantification, especially of building materials.
- A parody or lampoon of someone or something.
- A launch or ascent into the air or into flight, such as of an aircraft, rocket, bird, high-jumper etc.
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- (humor) Amusing without showing amusement.
- (Christianity) Of a mass, service, or rite: involving neither consecration nor communion.
- (figurative) Athirst, eager.
- (poker) Of a board or flop: Not permitting the creation of many or of strong hands.
- Free from or lacking alcohol or alcoholic beverages.
- (fine arts) Exhibiting precise execution lacking delicate contours or soft transitions of color.
- (aviation) Not using afterburners or water injection for increased thrust.
- Lacking interest, boring.
- (of a sound recording) Free from applied audio effects (especially reverb).
- In a dry spell (e.g., unemployed, slow).
- Of a bite from an animal: not containing the usual venom.
- Free from or lacking embellishment or sweetness, particularly:
- (law) Describing an area where sales of alcoholic or strong alcoholic beverages are banned.
- (wine and other alcoholic beverages, ginger ale) Low in sugar; lacking sugar; unsweetened.
- Unable to produce a liquid, as water, (petrochemistry) oil, or (agriculture) milk.
- (chemistry) Anhydrous: free from or lacking water in any state, regardless of the presence of other liquids.
- (Malaysia, Singapore, of noodles) Mixed with sauce and not served in a soup.
- Without a usual complement or consummation; impotent.
- (masonry) Built without or lacking mortar.
- Free from or lacking moisture.
- (sciences, somewhat derogatory) Involving computations rather than work with biological or chemical matter.
- having no adornment or coloration
- having a large proportion of strong liquor
- unproductive especially of the expected results
- lacking moisture or volatile components
- not producing milk
- used of solid substances in contrast with liquid ones
- without a mucous or watery discharge
- free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet
- (of food) eaten without a spread or sauce or other garnish
- lacking warmth or emotional involvement
- (of liquor) having a low residual sugar content because of decomposition of sugar during fermentation
- practicing complete abstinence from alcoholic beverages
- lacking interest or stimulation; dull and lifeless
- opposed to or prohibiting the production and sale of alcoholic beverages
- not shedding tears
- humorously sarcastic or mocking
noun
- (Australia) An area of waterless country.
- (US) A prohibitionist (of alcoholic beverages).
- (British, UK politics) A radical or hard-line Conservative; especially, one who supported the policies of British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher in the 1980s.
- (chiefly Australia, with "the") The dry season.
- Unsweetened ginger ale; dry ginger.
- An area with little or no rain, or sheltered from it.
- The process by which something is dried.
- a reformer who opposes the use of intoxicating beverages
verb
adj
- Amusing; humorous; comical.
- (UK, Ireland, informal) Showing unexpected resentment.
- (Jamaica, offensive, derogatory) Homosexual; gay.
- Strange or unusual, often in an unpleasant way.
- experiencing odd bodily sensations
- not as expected
- beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
- arousing or provoking laughter