humor
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the trait of merry joking
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the trait of appreciating (and being able to express) the humoroussynonyms: sentido del humor
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a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feelingsynonyms: temperamentotypes:malhumora mood or display of sullen aloofness or withdrawaljovialidadfeeling jolly and jovial and full of good humortype of:sentimientothe experiencing of affective and emotional states
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