Arousing laughter

• zany

  1. Comical or ludicrous because of incongruity or strangeness.
  2. A comical person given to extravagant or outlandish behavior.
  3. A ludicrous, buffoonish character in old comedies who attempts feebly to mimic the tricks of the clown.

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• risible

  1. Relating to laughter or used in eliciting laughter.
  2. Eliciting laughter; ludicrous.
  3. Capable of laughing or inclined to laugh.

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• humorous

  1. Full of or characterized by humor; funny:
  2. Employing or showing humor; witty:
  3. Given to moods or whims; capricious.

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• funny

  1. Causing laughter or amusement:
  2. Making or given to making amusing jokes or witticisms:
  3. Appropriate as the subject of a joke; deserving of a joke. Used in negative sentences to express disapproval or to emphasize the seriousness of something:

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• droll

  1. Amusingly odd or whimsically comical.
  2. A buffoon.

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• comical

  1. Provoking mirth or amusement; funny.
  2. Of or relating to comedy.

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• comic

  1. Characteristic of or having to do with comedy.
  2. Of or relating to comic strips.
  3. Amusing; humorous:

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• amusing

  1. Entertaining or pleasing.
  2. Arousing laughter.

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Deserving laughter

• risible

  1. Relating to laughter or used in eliciting laughter.
  2. Eliciting laughter; ludicrous.
  3. Capable of laughing or inclined to laugh.

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• ridiculous

  1. Deserving or inspiring ridicule; absurd, preposterous, or silly.

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• ludicrous

  1. So absurd or incongruous as to be laughable.

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• laughing

  1. that laughs or makes a sound like laughter
  2. uttered with laughter
  3. laughter

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• funny

  1. Causing laughter or amusement:
  2. Making or given to making amusing jokes or witticisms:
  3. Appropriate as the subject of a joke; deserving of a joke. Used in negative sentences to express disapproval or to emphasize the seriousness of something:

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• farcical

  1. Of or relating to farce.
  2. Resembling a farce; ludicrous.
  3. Ridiculously clumsy; absurd.

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• comical

  1. Provoking mirth or amusement; funny.
  2. Of or relating to comedy.

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• comic

  1. Characteristic of or having to do with comedy.
  2. Of or relating to comic strips.
  3. Amusing; humorous:

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Exciting humor

• comical

  1. Provoking mirth or amusement; funny.
  2. Of or relating to comedy.

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• comic

  1. Characteristic of or having to do with comedy.
  2. Of or relating to comic strips.
  3. Amusing; humorous:

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• ludicrous

  1. So absurd or incongruous as to be laughable.

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• funny

  1. Causing laughter or amusement:
  2. Making or given to making amusing jokes or witticisms:
  3. Appropriate as the subject of a joke; deserving of a joke. Used in negative sentences to express disapproval or to emphasize the seriousness of something:

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Exciting humor and some contempt

• fantastic

  1. Based on or existing only in fantasy; unreal:
  2. Strange or fanciful in form, conception, or appearance:
  3. Unrealistic; irrational:

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• bizarre

  1. Very strange or unusual, especially in a striking or shocking way.

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• eccentric

  1. Departing from a recognized, conventional, or established norm or pattern.
  2. Deviating from a circular form or path, as in an elliptical orbit.
  3. Not having the same center:

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