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Humorous Tone

Tone Vocabulary

TermDefinition
Amused feeling entertained or occupied in a pleasant manner.
Bitter characterized by sharpness, severity, or cruelty.
Comical Humorous; amusing.
Contemptuous Openly disrespectful; showing haughty disdain.
Cynical Scornful of the motives, virtue, or integrity of others expressing scorn and bitter mockery.
Disbelieving not believing; refusing to believe.
Disdainful Contemptuous; scornful.
Farcial Funny; amusing.
Ironic Humorously sarcastic or mocking.
Irreverent Disrespectful; Critical of what is generally accepted or respected; showing a lack of reverence.
Lighthearted not burdened by trouble, worry, or care; happy and carefree.
Malicious Intended to cause harm or suffering; having wicked or motives.
Mocking Treating with scorn or contempt.
Playful Full of sun and high spirits.
Ridiculing Making fun of; evoking contemptuous feelings or laughter at a person or thing.
Sarcastic Characterized by the desire to show scorn or contempt; making cutting remarks to show scorn or contempt.
Satirical Using sarcasm, irony, or caustic wit to expose or unworthy; showing utter contempt.
Skeptical Reluctant to believe; doubting or questioning everything.
Approval Expressing approval or agreement.
Conciliatory Willing to compromise or give in on some matters.
Encouraging Showing support.
Enthuslastic Showing excitement.
Gentle Kind; considerable; tender.
Hopeful Inspiring hope.
Optimisle Expecting the best; having a positive outlook.
Positive In favor of, supportive; optimistic.
Respectful Showing proper respect, regard, or esteem.
Sincere Genuine; without hypocrisy or pretense.
Supportive Showing support or assistance.
Sympathetic Inclined to sympathy; showing pity; empathic.
Tolerant Showing respect for the fights, opinion,or practices of others.
Created by: Gerock
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