funniness

noun

Definition of funninessnext
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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  1. humor
  2. irony
  3. comedy
Noun
  • Overland Park had a signage campaign over the summer that mixed humor with safety messages about e-scooters and e-bikes.
    — Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 13 Nov. 2026
  • Morrison’s lusty humor brings the Oval Office temptations of his character fiendishly to life.
    — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 13 Nov. 2026
Definition of humor
Noun
  • And although Lichtenstein wasn’t gay, there’s enough irony about gender in his early work to qualify him as being interestingly gay-adjacent.
    — Hilton Als, New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2026
  • For Nella, the hike turns an ad celebrating her daughter’s care into a painful irony — calling the shift offensive in an interview with The Sacramento Bee.
    — Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of irony
Noun
  • Paul Howard, the only son of The Three Stooges‘ Moe Howard and the last surviving son of the comedy team’s classic line up – Moe, brothers Curly and Shemp, and Larry Fine – died this week.
    — Greg Evans, Deadline, 7 Nov. 2026
  • Mixing kung fu action, gore, horror and dark comedy, the series takes its cues from vintage Hong Kong martial arts films and from Ghana’s independent filmmaking scene.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of comedy
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“Funniness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/funniness. Accessed 15 Nov. 2026.

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