as in humorousness
the amusing quality or element in something
the hilariousness of the situation only struck us later, and we had a good laugh
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Noun
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Prince Philip’s quick wit and no-nonsense humor were legendary, both inside and outside palace walls.—
Janine Henni,
PEOPLE,
31 Oct. 2025 -
Even more preoccupied with toilet humor than its predecessor, Scary Movie 2 hauled in substantially less at the box office.—
Declan Gallagher,
Entertainment Weekly,
31 Oct. 2025
Noun
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For now, though, the optics—and the irony— are striking.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
28 Oct. 2025
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One of the tale’s bitterest ironies is that Victor will become a more demanding, more neglectful, and vastly more destructive father figure than Leopold ever was.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
28 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Laugh Factory Chicago is crowdsourcing to assist night manager Nathan Griffin with legal funds after he was arrested Friday morning outside the comedy club.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
26 Oct. 2025
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Since the pioneering French electronic duo announced their split in 2021, Bangalter has scored several projects, including a French ballet and a comedy film inspired by Salvador Dalí.—
Mitchell Peters,
Billboard,
26 Oct. 2025
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“Hilariousness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hilariousness. Accessed 1 Nov. 2025.
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