risibility
noun
Often risibilities. the ability or disposition to laugh; humorous awareness of the ridiculous and absurd.
risibilities
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pluralof risibility.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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If it is a farce, they control their risibilities with an effort until the curtain rises.
From Time Magazine Archive
The play succeeds in mildly tickling the more ordinary risibilities and will probably prove popular.
From Time Magazine Archive
Furthermore, though he has probably tickled more risibilities than Charlie Chaplin, he does not really have much sense of humor.
From Time Magazine Archive
Sir: Your belittling allusion to small towns on Harry's recent jousting tour as "whistle stops" and "tank towns" sort of roused my risibilities.
From Time Magazine Archive
"You don't call that a cat?" demanded Neale, when he could control his own risibilities.
From The Corner House Girls at School by R. Emmett (Robert Emmett) Owen
