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risibility

[ riz-uh-bil-i-tee ]

noun

plural risibilities.
  1. Often risibilities. the ability or disposition to laugh; humorous awareness of the ridiculous and absurd.


risibility

/ ˌɪɪˈɪɪɪ /

noun

  1. a tendency to laugh
  2. hilarity; laughter
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Origin of risibility1

From the Late Latin word ī, dating back to 1610–20. See risible, -ity
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Example Sentences

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His great talent was to take tiny grains of information in reports and proposals, repackage them as official European policy and present them as part of a broad narrative about Brussels’ risibility.

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What is the difference — in fact, and in risibility — between a hobo and a bum?

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His light-heartedness and risibility were often assumed to hide bitter resentment or boiling indignation.

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With much effort, the risibility of the jokers was kept in subjection through the meal.

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Another roar of laughter from Smithers and his friends succeeded this confession, and the perpetrators of the practical joke indulged their risibilities to the full; evidently congratulating themselves upon the success of their plans.

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