adjective
1. arousing or provoking laughter
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an amusing film with a steady stream of pranks and pratfalls
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an amusing fellow
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a comic hat
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a comical look of surprise
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funny stories that made everybody laugh
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a very funny writer
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it would have been laughable if it hadn't hurt so much
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a mirthful experience
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risible courtroom antics
• Derivationally related forms:
↑risibility (for: ↑risible), ↑mirthfulness, ↑laugh (for: ↑laughable), ↑fun (for: ↑funny), ↑funniness (for: ↑funny), ↑comicality (for: ↑comical), ↑comedy (for: ↑comical), ↑comic (for: ↑comic), ↑comedy (for: ↑comic)
2. full of or showing high-spirited merriment
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when hearts were young and gay
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"a poet could not but be gay, in such a jocund company"- Wordsworth
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the jolly crowd at the reunion
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jolly old Saint Nick
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a jovial old gentleman
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have a merry Christmas
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peals of merry laughter
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a mirthful laugh
• Similar to: ↑joyous
• Derivationally related forms:
Useful english dictionary. 2012.