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| amusing |
producing laughter; funny. [1/2 definitions] |
| anecdote |
a short tale about a funny or interesting event. |
| comedy |
a play, film, story, or television show that is funny or happy. |
| comic |
amusing or funny. [1/3 definitions] |
| comical |
funny; amusing. |
| comic book |
a book or magazine that contains a series of cartoons that tell a story. Some comic books tell funny stories, but many comic books are about adventure, love, or other things. |
| comic strip |
a series of cartoons in a newspaper that tells a funny story. |
| fool |
a person whose job was to entertain people by acting in a funny or foolish way for a king or noble; jester. [1/6 definitions] |
| hilarious |
very funny. |
| humor |
the ability to express or understand what is funny or amusing. [1/4 definitions] |
| humorous |
having the character or quality of humor; funny. |
| hysterical |
causing much laughter; wildly funny. [1/2 definitions] |
| jest |
a funny saying or action; joke. [2 definitions] |
| joke |
a short story, usually with a funny ending, that is told to make people laugh. [1/3 definitions] |
| operetta |
a short, funny opera, with words that are spoken as well as sung. |
| riddle1 |
a puzzling, tricky, and often funny question asked as a game or as a test of one's thinking skills. [1/2 definitions] |
| riot |
(informal) a person or thing that is wildly funny. [1/3 definitions] |
| scream |
(informal) someone or something that is very funny. [1/4 definitions] |
| skit |
a short, usually funny play. [2 definitions] |
| sly |
crafty in a funny way; full of mischief. [1/2 definitions] |
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