1 : laughter. 2 : the ability or inclination to laugh —often used in plural our risibilities support us as we skim over the surface of a deep issue— J. A. Pike.
Is Risibility a word?
The noun risibility describes a wonderful quality in a person — the tendency to laugh often and easily. You're forgiven for thinking this word means "an ability to rise." In fact, it means "readiness to laugh." You might remark on the risibility of your giggly little cousin.
How do you use Risibility in a sentence?
How to use risibility in a sentence
- His light-heartedness and risibility were often assumed to hide bitter resentment or boiling indignation. ...
- And they were soon joined by Sir Sedley Clarendel, whose quaint conceits and remarks assisted the risibility of the scene.
