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ris⋅i⋅bil⋅i⋅ty

  [riz-uh-bil-i-tee]
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–noun, plural -ties.
1. Often, risibilities. the ability or disposition to laugh; humorous awareness of the ridiculous and absurd.
2. laughter.
Origin:
1610–20; < LL rīsibilitās. See risible, -ity
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ris·i·bil·i·ty   (rĭz'ə-bĭl'ĭ-tē)   
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.

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