All high spirits synonyms
high spirits
H h noun high spirits
- whimsy β capricious humor or disposition; extravagant, fanciful, or excessively playful expression: a play with lots of whimsy.
- gag β to introduce usually comic interpolations into (a script, an actor's part, or the like) (usually followed by up).
- wit β the keen perception and cleverly apt expression of those connections between ideas that awaken amusement and pleasure. Synonyms: drollery, facetiousness, waggishness, repartee.
- wisecrack β a smart or facetious remark.
- amusement β Amusement is the feeling that you have when you think that something is funny or amusing.
- drollery β something whimsically amusing or funny.
- jocosity β the state or quality of being jocose.
- levity β lightness of mind, character, or behavior; lack of appropriate seriousness or earnestness.
- lightness β the state or quality of being light or illuminated.
- comicality β the quality of being comical
- jesting β a joke or witty remark; witticism.
- raillery β good-humored ridicule; banter.
- flippancy β frivolously disrespectful, shallow, or lacking in seriousness; characterized by levity: The audience was shocked by his flippant remarks about patriotism.
- witticism β a witty remark or sentence.
- tomfoolery β foolish or silly behavior; tomfoolishness.
- jocularity β the state or quality of being jocular.
- badinage β Badinage is humorous or light-hearted conversation that often involves teasing someone.
- pleasantry β good-humored teasing; banter.
- jocose β given to or characterized by joking; jesting; humorous; playful: a jocose and amusing manner.
- buffoonery β Buffoonery is foolish behaviour that makes you laugh.
- facetious β not meant to be taken seriously or literally: a facetious remark.
- kidding β Informal. a child or young person.
- clowning β clownish behaviour
- wittiness β possessing wit in speech or writing; amusingly clever in perception and expression: a witty writer.
- picnic β PEBCAK
- triviality β something trivial; a trivial matter, affair, remark, etc.: cocktail conversation marked by trivialities.
- folly β the state or quality of being foolish; lack of understanding or sense.
- foolishness β resulting from or showing a lack of sense; ill-considered; unwise: a foolish action, a foolish speech.
- trifling β of very little importance; trivial; insignificant: a trifling matter.
- absurdity β the quality or state of being absurd; nonsense
- flighty β given to flights of fancy; capricious; frivolous.
- fickle β Changing frequently, esp. as regards one's loyalties, interests, or affection.
- get-up-and-go β energy, drive, and enthusiasm.
- being β Being is the present participle of be1.
- go β to move or proceed, especially to or from something: They're going by bus.
- breath β Your breath is the air that you let out through your mouth when you breathe. If someone has bad breath, their breath smells unpleasant.
- impulse β the influence of a particular feeling, mental state, etc.: to act under a generous impulse; to strike out at someone from an angry impulse.
- lifeblood β the blood, considered as essential to maintain life: to spill one's lifeblood in war.
- sentience β sentient condition or character; capacity for sensation or feeling.
- viability β ability to live, especially under certain conditions: The viability of a fetus outside the womb has increased dramatically with the advent of new technologies and procedures.
- individuality β the particular character, or aggregate of qualities, that distinguishes one person or thing from others; sole and personal nature: a person of marked individuality.
- whim β an odd or capricious notion or desire; a sudden or freakish fancy: a sudden whim to take a midnight walk.
- bent β Bent is the past tense and past participle of bend.
- feel β to perceive or examine by touch.
- fancy β imagination or fantasy, especially as exercised in a capricious manner.
- strain β to draw tight or taut, especially to the utmost tension; stretch to the full: to strain a rope.
- crotchet β A crotchet is a musical note that has a time value equal to two quavers.
- tenor β the course of thought or meaning that runs through something written or spoken; purport; drift.
- blues β a feeling of depression or deep unhappiness
- depression β A depression is a time when there is very little economic activity, which causes a lot of unemployment and poverty.