Prank, caper, trick, antic, jest, gag, jocosity, jocundity, jocularity, laugh, put-on, japeĪntic, joke, prank, trick, caper, put-on nounĪ ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement Prank, muzzle, caper, trick, antic, jest, gag, laughter, jocularity, laugh, put-on, jape 'he told a very funny joke' 'he knows a million gags' 'thanks for the laugh' 'he laughed unpleasantly at his own jest' 'even a schoolboy's jape is supposed to have some ascertainable point' Princeton's WordNet (2.00 / 2 votes) Rate these synonyms:Ī humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter Fun denotes the merry results produced by wit and humor, or by any fortuitous occasion of mirth, and is pronounced and often hilarious.īanter, burlesque, drollery, facetiousness, fun, humor, jest, jocularity, playfulness, pleasantry, raillery, waggery, waggishness, wit, witticismĭulness, gravity, seriousness, sobriety, solemnity, stolidity, stupidity Pleasantry is lighter and less vivid than wit.

Wit is keen, sudden, brief, and sometimes severe humor is deep, thoughtful, sustained, and always kindly. The analogies with which wit plays are often superficial or artificial humor deals with real analogies of an amusing or entertaining kind, or with traits of character that are seen to have a comical side as soon as brought to view. Wit is the quick perception of unusual or commonly unperceived analogies or relations between things apparently unrelated, and has been said to depend upon a union of surprise and pleasure it depends certainly on the production of a diverting, entertaining, or merrymaking surprise.

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