Synonyms: joke, jest, jocularity
Definition: activity characterized by good humor
Similar words: diversion, recreation
Definition: an activity that diverts or amuses or stimulates
Usage: scuba diving is provided as a diversion for tourists; for recreation he wrote poetry and solved crossword puzzles; drug abuse is often regarded as a form of recreation
Synonyms: gag, jape, jest, laugh, joke
Definition: a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter
Usage: he told a very funny joke; he knows a million gags; thanks for the laugh; he laughed unpleasantly at his own jest; even a schoolboy's jape is supposed to have some ascertainable point
Similar words: wit, witticism, wittiness, humor, humour
Definition: a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter
Definition: act in a funny or teasing way
Similar words: act, behave, do
Definition: behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself
Usage: You should act like an adult; Don't behave like a fool; What makes her do this way?; The dog acts ferocious, but he is really afraid of people
Definition: tell a joke; speak humorously
Usage: He often jokes even when he appears serious
Similar words: communicate, intercommunicate
Definition: transmit thoughts or feelings
Usage: He communicated his anxieties to the psychiatrist