Humour and Quip

Humour

Humour noun - The quality of being funny.

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Quip and humour are semantically related in character trait topic. In some cases you can use "Quip" instead a noun "Humour", when it comes to topics like language, satire.

Nearby Words: humor, humouring, humorous, humourless, humored

Quip

Quip noun - An odd or peculiar habit.

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Synonyms for Quip

Humour and quip are semantically related in character trait topic. Sometimes you can use "Humour" instead a noun "Quip", if it concerns topics such as language, satire.

Nearby Words: quipped, quipping

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How words are described

good	good humour	good quip
usual	usual humour	usual quip
brilliant	brilliant humour	brilliant quip
dry	dry humour	dry quip
Other adjectives: great, little, dark, subtle, witty, random, cynical, occasional.

Both words in one sentence

The story has some dark moments, but is nicely balanced out by the occasional quip and humour.

Source: Fanfic Recs / The Dresden Files
Gallows Humour : Seen most frequently in Warlord, where members of the Atelian resistance constantly quip tongue-in-cheek comments on their current situation (especially when their Last Stand seems to be going to hell).

Source: Video Game / Iron Grip

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