uproariousness

noun

as in humorousness
the amusing quality or element in something the supposed uproariousness of the situation was lost on the people who fell for the scam

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  1. humor
  2. irony
  3. richness
Noun
  • Director Margaret Shigeko Starbuck leans into makeshift theatricality — flashlights, pool noodles, pocket umbrellas — while a nimble ensemble balances meta-theatrical humor with genuine feeling for Pericles and his beleaguered family.
    — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Throughout the financial troubles that the couple face given Fyodor’s inability to deliver pages, Szumowska and Englert feature scatological humor that further dissolves any notions of elegance associated with 19th-century Europe.
    — Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of humor
Noun
  • New York City in the seventies and early eighties, the crucial backdrop for hip-hop’s rise, was a Technicolor place of exaggerated ironies.
    — Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2026
  • Giamatti is Jerry, the tyrannical director billed, without irony, as the biggest name in New Jersey community theater.
    — Clayton Davis, Variety, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of irony
Noun
  • There’s no shortage of melty cheese, and a dash of half-and-half adds just the right amount of richness to the broth.
    — Lizzy Briskin, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Sep. 2026
  • The result is a one-of-a-kind pattern, infused with Cucinelli’s signature mix of understatement and richness.
    — Jon Roth, Robb Report, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of richness
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“Uproariousness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uproariousness. Accessed 14 Sep. 2026.

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