Synonyms and antonyms of The quality of being funny and funny situations in British Thesaurus

humour (noun)

something said or done that is funny

irony (noun)

a form of humour in which you use words to express the opposite of what the words really mean

wit (noun)

the ability to use words in a clever way to make people laugh

humour (noun)

the quality that makes a situation or entertainment funny

slapstick (noun)

humour that is based on physical actions such as people hitting each other or falling over, rather than on the clever use of language

ribaldry (noun)

rude humour based on sex

hilarity (noun)

formal a situation in which people laugh a lot

levity (noun)

formal a way of speaking or behaving that shows you do not think something is very serious

comedy of errors (noun)

a situation so full of silly mistakes and problems that it is funny

gallows humour (noun)

humour about unpleasant or serious things such as death or disease

humor ()

the American spelling of humour

humour (noun)

the ability to know when something is funny, and to laugh at funny situations

sport (noun)

old-fashioned jokes, or things that you do for fun

wit (noun)

the ability to make people laugh without using words