Laugh-out-loud
adj.joyful, energeticplayful
What it means
Funny enough to prompt audible, spontaneous laughter.
Reach for it when recommending comedy whose effect is energetic rather than merely witty or pleasant
The author's laugh-out-loud account of the camping mishap brightened the train ride.
Choose between these
6- playful
side-splitting
exaggerated informal praise matches broad comedy
not when Side-splitting is a cliché and feels excessive for dry or restrained wit.
- everyday
strong amusement is the uncomplicated claim
not when Hilarious can be used loosely and does not prove that anyone actually laughed aloud.
- warm
loud communal laughter is part of the scene
not when Uproarious suggests a noisy response that may overwhelm gentler humor.
- warm
clever language produces the pleasure
not when Wit may earn a quiet smile instead of laugh-out-loud amusement.
- professional
comic
the work belongs to comedy without rating its intensity
not when Comic is neutral and falls short of a reliably audible reaction.
- literary
riotous
unrestrained comic energy drives the work
not when Riotous also means disorderly and could suggest chaos rather than quality.
Said against
3- solemn
- humorless
- dull
It naturally appears in
3- laugh-out-loud comedy
The laugh-out-loud comedy balanced absurd scenes with affectionate characters.
- laugh-out-loud moment
One laugh-out-loud moment released the tension in the mystery.
- genuinely laugh-out-loud
The improvised ending was genuinely laugh-out-loud without mocking anyone.
Where this comes from
- wiktionary, English adjective, extremely funny sense opens in a new tab · retrieved 2026-07-26
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