laughability

Examples

• All

• " Humor (10) is closely aligned with fun, and students mentioned "laughability sic," "sense of humor," "funny," "will allow laughter," and "makes the class laugh" as another important teacher trait.

  Academic text (2012)

• Skeletons do not get hard, as Robert Antelme eloquently shows in The Human Species, an account of the year he spent in two German camps: "The laughability of these genitals."

  Academic text (1992)

• I refuse to vote for an individual who perpetuates stereotypes (the high cheekbones comment) and is disingenuous to the point of laughability.

  Blog text (32)

• Certainly the whites of Britain had plenty of reasons for joining Americans in depicting blacks in roles that implicitly confirmed inferiority, preposterousness, and laughability, but there were major divergences.

  Academic text (1990)

• The film's laughability stemmed from its absurd plot twists and quirky characters that left viewers in stitches.

• She pointed out the laughability of his excuse, which was so far-fetched that no one could take it seriously.

Synonyms

H

humor

vslaughability

• US

664 1.0

The ability to make people laugh

focuses on causing laughter specifically often through being ridiculous

S

silliness

vslaughability

29 2.6

Playful or foolish behavior that is not serious and often funny

can be silly but also includes being absurd enough for broader laughter

W

wackiness

vslaughability

• Informal

2 5.3

A funny, strange way of acting that surprises and makes people laugh

is broader, including normal amusing or outright ridiculous causes of laughter

J

jocularity

vslaughability

1 8.0

A playful, joking way of behaving that makes people laugh

is about making people laugh through amusement or ridicule, not just joking

F

funniness

vslaughability

1 2.7

A thing that makes people laugh

is about being funny or absurd enough to make people laugh

L

ludicrousness

vslaughability

1 7.5

A situation so silly or unreasonable that people laugh and do not believe it

includes absurdity but also covers plain amusement without strong absurdity

C

comicality

vslaughability

1 7.4

A quality that makes people laugh

adds that the amusement can come from being ridiculous enough to laugh at

F

facetiousness

vslaughability

1 7.8

A habit of making playful jokes about serious things

is about causing laughter generally rather than joking in serious moments

Z

zaniness

vslaughability

1 7.1

Funny, silly, unpredictable behaviour or ideas that make people laugh

covers general amusement or ridicule beyond eccentric or odd behavior

H

humorousness

vslaughability

4.6

Being funny in a way that makes people laugh

focuses on causing laughter specifically, not just being entertaining

H

hilariousness

vslaughability

• Informal

2.9

The quality of being very funny and making people laugh a lot

covers ordinary or extreme causes of laughter, not only very strong cases

F

farcicality

vslaughability

9.9

Being very silly and absurd so it seems like a bad joke

is broader, covering simple amusement or ridicule beyond staged absurdity

D

drollness

vslaughability

7.3

Being amusing in a slightly odd and unexpected way

is more general, often involving clear amusement or outright ridiculousness

Antonyms

S

seriousness

53 2.7

A calm and honest way of speaking or acting that shows you mean what you say

How Amusing

hilarity

12 5.2

laughability

1 6.3

amusement

65 1.2

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology