as in humor
the amusing quality or element in something
the funniness of the situation is often lost on the victim of the prank
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Noun
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Builders are reclaiming their contexts, their humor, their memories.—
Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 June 2025 -
Her warmth and humor and affection stayed hidden behind a wall of invulnerability.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
30 June 2025
Noun
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The irony is that those upgrades had finally started to accelerate just as Microsoft issued its surprising news.—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes.com,
28 June 2025
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Proulx understood the irony: The same vast spaces that promise freedom also isolate, corral and break people.—
Philip Martin,
Arkansas Online,
27 June 2025
Noun
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The comedy was first announced in 2024 and recently premiered at Cannes 2025.—
Samantha Bergeson,
IndieWire,
23 June 2025
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Some say Hollywood has given up on comedy, but comedy should never give up on Hollywood, despite better incentives being offered elsewhere.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
23 June 2025
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“Funniness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/funniness. Accessed 6 Jul. 2025.
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