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Risibility definitions

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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

RISIBIL'ITY, n. [from risible.]
1. The quality of laughing, or of being capable of laughter. Risibility is peculiar to the human species.
2. Proneness to laugh.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: a disposition to laugh

Merriam Webster's

noun (plural -ties) Date: 1620 1. laughter 2. the ability or inclination to laugh — often used in plural <our risibilities support us as we skim over the surface of a deep issue — J. A. Pike>

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Risibility Ris`i*bil"i*ty, n. [CF. F. risibilit['e].] The quality of being risible; as, risibility is peculiar to the human species. A strong and obvious disposition to risibility. --Sir W. Scott.

Moby Thesaurus

Homeric laughter, belly laugh, boff, boffola, burst of laughter, cachinnation, cackle, chortle, chuckle, convulsion, crow, fit of laughter, funny bone, gales of laughter, giggle, guffaw, ha-ha, hearty laugh, hee-haw, hee-hee, hilarity, ho-ho, horselaugh, laugh, laughing, laughter, outburst of laughter, peal of laughter, roar of laughter, sense of humor, shout, shout of laughter, shriek, snicker, snigger, snort, tee-hee, titter, yuck, yuk-yuk