comicalness


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com·i·cal

 (kŏm′ĭ-kəl)
adj.
1. Provoking mirth or amusement; funny.
2. Of or relating to comedy.
com′i·cal′i·ty (-kăl′ĭ-tē), com′i·cal·ness n.
com′i·cal·ly adv.
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comicalness

noun
The quality of being laughable or comical:
comedy, comicality, drollery, drollness, farcicality, funniness, humor, humorousness, jocoseness, jocosity, jocularity, ludicrousness, ridiculousness, wit, wittiness, zaniness.
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