risibility

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ris·i·bil·i·ty (r

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n. pl. ris·i·bil·i·ties

1. The ability or tendency to laugh.

2. A sense of the ludicrous or amusing. Often used in the plural.

3. Laughter; hilarity.

risibility [ˌrɪzɪˈbɪlɪtɪ]

n pl -ties

1. a tendency to laugh

2. hilarity; laughter

risibility

1. the ability or disposition to laugh.
2. a humorous awareness of the ridiculous and absurd.
3. laughter.

See also: Laughter

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Noun

risibility - a disposition to laugh

good nature - a cheerful, obliging disposition

Translations

risibility [ˌrɪzɪˈbɪlɪtɪ] N → risibilidad f

risibility

n (liter: = disposition) → Lachlust f

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