(n.) That which denotes or promotes pleasure or good humor; cheerfulness; gayety; merriment; especially, an agreeable playfulness in conversation; a jocose or humorous remark; badinage.

Atticism affability agile wit agreeability agreeableness amenity amiability amicability aphorism apothegm badinage banter black humor bliss blissfulness bon mot boutade bright idea bright thought brilliance brilliant idea burlesque caricature chaff cleverness comedy compatibility complaisance conceit congeniality cordiality crack dry wit enjoyableness epigram esprit exchange facetiae facetiousness farce felicitousness flash of wit flight of wit fooling fooling around funniness geniality gibe give-and-take good-natured banter goodliness goodness graciousness happy thought harmless teasing harmoniousness humor humorousness irony jape jest jive jocoseness jocularity joke joking josh joshing keen-wittedness keenness kidding kidding around lampoon mellifluousness mellowness mot nasty crack niceness nimble wit nimble-wittedness parody persiflage play of wit pleasance pleasantness pleasingness pleasurability pleasurableness pleasure pleasurefulness pretty wit pungency quick wit quick-wittedness quip quips and cranks raillery rallying rapport ready wit repartee retort ridicule riposte sally salt saltiness sarcasm satire savor of wit scintillation sharpness slapstick slapstick humor smart crack smart saying smartness snappy comeback sport squib stroke of wit subtle wit sweetness travesty turn of thought twit visual humor welcomeness wisecrack wit witticism wittiness