{"loaderData":{"0":null,"0-3":[{"type":"fetchPageData/fulfilled","payload":{"_id":"home-legacy","story":{"created_at":"2023-07-04T15:14:18.526Z","published_at":"2024-05-02T04:05:00.000Z","content":{"heroModule":[{"cta":[{"url":"https://www.thesaurus.com/e/writing/how-to-write-a-scary-story-tips-to-haunt-your-reader/","text":"Read more.","target":"_self"}],"article":{"name":"How to Write a Scary Story: Tips to Haunt Your Readers","content":{"topicLabel":"Writing tips"}},"imageUrl":"https://assets.dictionary.com/home/featured/hero/how-to-write-a-scary-story-tips-to-haunt-your-reader-20251006.png","description":"Interested in crafting the next big thriller or a spooky short story? Here are some tips to get started.","subjectLabel":"Today"}],"quizModule":[{"cta":[{"url":"https://www.dictionary.com/learn/quizzes","text":"Go to all quizzes","target":"_self"}],"image":"https://assets.dictionary.com/home/daily-quiz.png","articleLink":[{"url":"https://www.dictionary.com/games/quizzes/keep-it-short-an-abbreviations-quiz","text":"Take the full quiz.","target":"_self"}],"subjectLabel":"Quiz","wordpressSlug":"keep-it-short-an-abbreviations-quiz","questionNumber":"1"}],"xotdModule":[],"gamesModule":[{"gamesList":[{"name":"Daily Crossword","created_at":"2023-07-04T15:24:23.318Z","published_at":"2024-02-07T05:05:00.000Z","id":336141299,"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://www.dictionary.com/e/crossword/","text":"Daily Crossword","target":"_self"}],"image":{"id":10215805,"alt":"","name":"","focus":"","title":"","source":"","filename":"https://assets.dictionary.com/home/daily-crossword.png","copyright":"","fieldtype":"asset","meta_data":{},"is_external_url":false},"subscriberLink":""},"slug":"daily-crossword","full_slug":"games/daily-crossword","sort_by_date":null,"position":0,"tag_list":[],"is_startpage":false,"parent_id":336140985,"meta_data":null,"group_id":"013f4974-3fad-4e2b-8aa2-c573ef31f263","first_published_at":"2023-07-04T15:32:55.972Z","release_id":null,"lang":"default","path":null,"alternates":[],"default_full_slug":null,"translated_slugs":null,"_stopResolving":true},{"name":"Hurdle","created_at":"2023-07-07T20:42:46.109Z","published_at":"2024-02-06T05:05:00.000Z","id":337835996,"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://play.dictionary.com/games/todays-hurdle","text":"Hurdle","target":"_self"}],"image":{"id":10215808,"alt":"","name":"","focus":"","title":"","source":"","filename":"https://assets.dictionary.com/home/hurdle.png","copyright":"","fieldtype":"asset","meta_data":{},"is_external_url":false},"subscriberLink":"https://www.dictionary.com/games/hurdle"},"slug":"hurdle","full_slug":"games/hurdle","sort_by_date":null,"position":-30,"tag_list":[],"is_startpage":false,"parent_id":336140985,"meta_data":null,"group_id":"3342f4e9-9403-4609-a956-7cd5eab50dc9","first_published_at":"2023-07-10T17:24:55.648Z","release_id":null,"lang":"default","path":null,"alternates":[],"default_full_slug":null,"translated_slugs":null,"_stopResolving":true},{"name":"Word Puzzle","created_at":"2023-07-04T15:31:56.964Z","published_at":"2023-07-10T17:24:59.422Z","id":336150578,"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://www.dictionary.com/games/word-puzzle","text":"Word Puzzle","target":"_self"}],"image":{"id":10215807,"alt":"","name":"","focus":"","title":"","source":"","filename":"https://assets.dictionary.com/home/word-puzzle.png","copyright":"","fieldtype":"asset","meta_data":{},"is_external_url":false}},"slug":"word-puzzle","full_slug":"games/word-puzzle","sort_by_date":null,"position":-20,"tag_list":[],"is_startpage":false,"parent_id":336140985,"meta_data":null,"group_id":"71792320-7229-4ab6-8558-b3af16f5e557","first_published_at":"2023-07-04T15:32:43.933Z","release_id":null,"lang":"default","path":null,"alternates":[],"default_full_slug":null,"translated_slugs":null,"_stopResolving":true},{"name":"Word Wipe","created_at":"2023-07-04T15:28:02.623Z","published_at":"2024-02-06T05:05:00.000Z","id":336141320,"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://play.dictionary.com/games/word-wipe","text":"Word Wipe","target":"_self"}],"image":{"id":10215806,"alt":"","name":"","focus":"","title":"","source":"","filename":"https://assets.dictionary.com/home/word-wipe.png","copyright":"","fieldtype":"asset","meta_data":{},"is_external_url":false},"subscriberLink":"https://www.dictionary.com/games/word-wipe"},"slug":"word-wipe","full_slug":"games/word-wipe","sort_by_date":null,"position":-10,"tag_list":[],"is_startpage":false,"parent_id":336140985,"meta_data":null,"group_id":"3789fc63-90b3-4407-99f4-fa263d1a3e39","first_published_at":"2023-07-04T15:32:50.947Z","release_id":null,"lang":"default","path":null,"alternates":[],"default_full_slug":null,"translated_slugs":null,"_stopResolving":true}],"description":"Calling all cruciverbalists! Sharpen your mind with crosswords and word games, or take a brain break with your favorite classic games.","subjectLabel":"Games"}],"commonModule":[],"ribbonModule":[],"trendingModule":[{"articles":[{"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://www.dictionary.com/e/words-for-book-lovers/","text":"Words All Book Lovers Should Add to Their Lingo Library"}]}},{"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://www.dictionary.com/e/slang/passenger-princess/","text":"Do You Have a \"Passenger Princess\" In Your Car?"}]}},{"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://www.dictionary.com/e/macro-vs-micro-economics/","text":"Macro vs. Micro: the Big (and Small) Difference"}]}},{"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://www.dictionary.com/e/s/cool-words","text":"15 Cool Words to Add to Your Vocabulary"}]}},{"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://www.dictionary.com/e/french-fries-words-around-the-world/","text":"Frites, Chips, and More: French Fries Around the World"}]}}],"subjectLabel":"Trending"}],"newsletterModule":[{"title":"Salutations, logophile!","imageUrl":"https://assets.dictionary.com/home/newsletter.png","description":"Sign up to get everything a word lover could want: word origins, fun facts, and the latest language trends.","subjectLabel":"Newsletter"}],"largeRibbonModule":[],"recirculationModule":[{"articles":[{"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://www.dictionary.com/e/white-tie-vs-black-tie/","text":"White Tie vs. Black Tie: Which Is More Formal?"}],"topicLabel":"Commonly confused"}},{"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://www.dictionary.com/e/emoji/face-in-clouds-emoji/","text":"How Are You Using the Face in Clouds Emoji 😶‍🌫️?"}],"topicLabel":"Emoji IRL"}},{"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://www.thesaurus.com/e/grammar/whycapitali/","text":"Why Do We Capitalize the Pronoun \"I\"?"}],"topicLabel":"Writing"}}],"subjectLabel":"Featured"}]},"slug":"shared-homepage","full_slug":"homepages/shared-homepage","sort_by_date":null,"position":0,"tag_list":[],"is_startpage":false,"parent_id":336140983,"meta_data":null,"group_id":"c7ed375b-9129-448c-aeec-9f52e3fef270","first_published_at":"2023-07-04T18:23:43.845Z","release_id":null,"lang":"default","path":null,"alternates":[],"default_full_slug":null,"translated_slugs":null}},"meta":{"requestId":"7eNJGt7HaZLIQofGI-XZl","requestStatus":"fulfilled"}},{"type":"luna/fetchExampleSentences/fulfilled","payload":{"data":{"nlp":[{"id":"6733872-6","sentence":"Now the former champion has swapped fight nights and jungle antics for a new adventure.","source":{"sourceName":"BBC","publicationDate":"2025-09-30T04:00:00.000Z","publication_date":"2025-09-30T04:00:00.000Z","url":"https://www.bbc.com/sport/boxing/articles/c4gvxdvxn1lo","abbreviation":"nlp","title":"Boxing: Amir Khan becomes boxing promoter with Nigeria fight night"},"offsets":[60,66]},{"id":"6733866-22","sentence":"The first is Olympian, polymathic, erudite, antically funny, often beautiful, at times gross, at others incredibly romantic, never afraid to challenge or even confound, and unmistakably worked at.","source":{"sourceName":"Los Angeles Times","publicationDate":"2025-09-30T04:00:00.000Z","publication_date":"2025-09-30T04:00:00.000Z","url":"https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/books/story/2025-09-30/thomas-pynchon-new-book-shadow-ticket-review","abbreviation":"nlp","author":"David Kipen","title":"Review: Thomas Pynchon’s ‘Shadow Ticket’ is a 1930s detective tale with a sucker punch ending"},"offsets":[44,53]},{"id":"6733204-17","sentence":"The prime minister and those around him have long privately rolled their eyes at Burnham's antics.","source":{"sourceName":"BBC","publicationDate":"2025-09-26T04:00:00.000Z","publication_date":"2025-09-26T04:00:00.000Z","url":"https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cly19zld70qo","abbreviation":"nlp","title":"Chris Mason: Starmer’s irritation with Burnham shows as he seeks to tackle critics"},"offsets":[91,97]},{"id":"6732031-23","sentence":"“The band has been the soundtrack to my life and has given me so many great times through their music, art, humor and wild stage antics.”","source":{"sourceName":"Los Angeles Times","publicationDate":"2025-09-18T04:00:00.000Z","publication_date":"2025-09-18T04:00:00.000Z","url":"https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2025-09-18/let-there-be-gwar-exhibit-celebrates-40-years-of-metals-bloodiest-band","abbreviation":"nlp","author":"Susan Hornik","title":"'Let There Be GWAR' exhibit celebrates 40 years of metal's bloodiest band"},"offsets":[129,135]},{"id":"6730173-26","sentence":"In among the criminal antics and police work is a lot of talk about life and death and God, guilt and forgiveness.","source":{"sourceName":"Los Angeles Times","publicationDate":"2025-09-06T04:00:00.000Z","publication_date":"2025-09-06T04:00:00.000Z","url":"https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/tv/story/2025-09-06/task-review-mark-ruffalo-hbo","abbreviation":"nlp","author":"Robert Lloyd","title":"Review: 'Task,' from creator of 'Mare of Easttown,' is centered on two tenderhearted, tragic men"},"offsets":[22,28]}],"tdb":[],"gbg":[]}},"meta":{"arg":{"word":"Antic"},"requestId":"sgbAD_-geqyhOG1-sXFUJ","requestStatus":"fulfilled"}},{"type":"dcomWeb/fetchThesaurusRelatedEntries/fulfilled","payload":{"relatedEntries":[{"headword":"buffoon","partOfSpeech":"noun","shortDefinition":"clownlike person","slug":"buffoon","synonyms":[{"headword":"antic","slug":"antic"},{"headword":"bozo","slug":"bozo"},{"headword":"clown","slug":"clown"},{"headword":"comedian","slug":"comedian"},{"headword":"comic","slug":"comic"},{"headword":"droll","slug":"droll"},{"headword":"fool","slug":"fool"},{"headword":"harlequin","slug":"harlequin"},{"headword":"jester","slug":"jester"},{"headword":"joker","slug":"joker"},{"headword":"merry-andrew","slug":"merry-andrew"},{"headword":"wag","slug":"wag"},{"headword":"zany","slug":"zany"}]},{"headword":"clown","partOfSpeech":"noun","shortDefinition":"comic performer, as in a circus","slug":"clown","synonyms":[{"headword":"antic","slug":"antic"},{"headword":"buffoon","slug":"buffoon"},{"headword":"comedian","slug":"comedian"},{"headword":"comic","slug":"comic"},{"headword":"cutup","slug":"cutup"},{"headword":"dolt","slug":"dolt"},{"headword":"farceur","slug":"farceur"},{"headword":"fool","slug":"fool"},{"headword":"funnyperson","slug":"funnyperson"},{"headword":"funster","slug":"funster"},{"headword":"gagman","slug":"gagman"},{"headword":"gagster","slug":"gagster"},{"headword":"harlequin","slug":"harlequin"},{"headword":"humorist","slug":"humorist"},{"headword":"jester","slug":"jester"},{"headword":"joker","slug":"joker"},{"headword":"jokesmith","slug":"jokesmith"},{"headword":"jokester","slug":"jokester"},{"headword":"life of the party","slug":"life-of-the-party"},{"headword":"merry-andrew","slug":"merry-andrew"},{"headword":"merrymaker","slug":"merrymaker"},{"headword":"mime","slug":"mime"},{"headword":"mountebank","slug":"mountebank"},{"headword":"mummer","slug":"mummer"},{"headword":"picador","slug":"picador"},{"headword":"pierrot","slug":"pierrot"},{"headword":"prankster","slug":"prankster"},{"headword":"punch","slug":"punch"},{"headword":"punchinello","slug":"punchinello"},{"headword":"quipster","slug":"quipster"},{"headword":"wag","slug":"wag"},{"headword":"wisecracker","slug":"wisecracker"},{"headword":"wit","slug":"wit"},{"headword":"zany","slug":"zany"}]},{"headword":"dido","partOfSpeech":"noun","shortDefinition":"trick","slug":"dido","synonyms":[{"headword":"antic","slug":"antic"},{"headword":"caper","slug":"caper"},{"headword":"prank","slug":"prank"}]},{"headword":"escapade","partOfSpeech":"noun","shortDefinition":"adventure, usually lighthearted","slug":"escapade","synonyms":[{"headword":"antic","slug":"antic"},{"headword":"caper","slug":"caper"},{"headword":"fling","slug":"fling"},{"headword":"folly","slug":"folly"},{"headword":"frolic","slug":"frolic"},{"headword":"gag","slug":"gag"},{"headword":"high jinks","slug":"high-jinks"},{"headword":"lark","slug":"lark"},{"headword":"mischief","slug":"mischief"},{"headword":"monkeyshines","slug":"monkeyshines"},{"headword":"prank","slug":"prank"},{"headword":"rib","slug":"rib"},{"headword":"roguery","slug":"roguery"},{"headword":"rollick","slug":"rollick"},{"headword":"romp","slug":"romp"},{"headword":"scrape","slug":"scrape"},{"headword":"shenanigans","slug":"shenanigans"},{"headword":"spree","slug":"spree"},{"headword":"stunt","slug":"stunt"},{"headword":"trick","slug":"trick"},{"headword":"vagary","slug":"vagary"}]},{"headword":"frisky","partOfSpeech":"adjective","shortDefinition":"full of spirit","slug":"frisky","synonyms":[{"headword":"active","slug":"active"},{"headword":"antic","slug":"antic"},{"headword":"bouncy","slug":"bouncy"},{"headword":"coltish","slug":"coltish"},{"headword":"dashing","slug":"dashing"},{"headword":"feeling one's oats","slug":"feeling-ones-oats"},{"headword":"frolicsome","slug":"frolicsome"},{"headword":"full of beans","slug":"full-of-beans"},{"headword":"gamesome","slug":"gamesome"},{"headword":"high-spirited","slug":"high-spirited"},{"headword":"in high spirits","slug":"in-high-spirits"},{"headword":"jumpy","slug":"jumpy"},{"headword":"kittenish","slug":"kittenish"},{"headword":"larkish","slug":"larkish"},{"headword":"lively","slug":"lively"},{"headword":"peppy","slug":"peppy"},{"headword":"playful","slug":"playful"},{"headword":"prankish","slug":"prankish"},{"headword":"rollicking","slug":"rollicking"},{"headword":"romping","slug":"romping"},{"headword":"spirited","slug":"spirited"},{"headword":"sportive","slug":"sportive"},{"headword":"wicked","slug":"wicked"},{"headword":"zesty","slug":"zesty"},{"headword":"zippy","slug":"zippy"}]},{"headword":"frolic","partOfSpeech":"noun","shortDefinition":"amusement, revel","slug":"frolic","synonyms":[{"headword":"antic","slug":"antic"},{"headword":"drollery","slug":"drollery"},{"headword":"escapade","slug":"escapade"},{"headword":"fun","slug":"fun"},{"headword":"fun and games","slug":"fun-and-games"},{"headword":"gaiety","slug":"gaiety"},{"headword":"gambol","slug":"gambol"},{"headword":"game","slug":"game"},{"headword":"high jinks","slug":"high-jinks"},{"headword":"joke","slug":"joke"},{"headword":"joviality","slug":"joviality"},{"headword":"lark","slug":"lark"},{"headword":"merriment","slug":"merriment"},{"headword":"monkeyshines","slug":"monkeyshines"},{"headword":"play","slug":"play"},{"headword":"prank","slug":"prank"},{"headword":"romp","slug":"romp"},{"headword":"shenanigan","slug":"shenanigan"},{"headword":"skylarking","slug":"skylarking"},{"headword":"sport","slug":"sport"},{"headword":"spree","slug":"spree"},{"headword":"tomfoolery","slug":"tomfoolery"},{"headword":"trick","slug":"trick"}]},{"headword":"frolicsome","partOfSpeech":"adjective","shortDefinition":"playful","slug":"frolicsome","synonyms":[{"headword":"antic","slug":"antic"},{"headword":"coltish","slug":"coltish"},{"headword":"frisky","slug":"frisky"},{"headword":"fun","slug":"fun"},{"headword":"gamesome","slug":"gamesome"},{"headword":"gay","slug":"gay"},{"headword":"gleeful","slug":"gleeful"},{"headword":"happy","slug":"happy"},{"headword":"impish","slug":"impish"},{"headword":"jocular","slug":"jocular"},{"headword":"jovial","slug":"jovial"},{"headword":"kittenish","slug":"kittenish"},{"headword":"lively","slug":"lively"},{"headword":"merry","slug":"merry"},{"headword":"mischievous","slug":"mischievous"},{"headword":"roguish","slug":"roguish"},{"headword":"rollicking","slug":"rollicking"},{"headword":"sportive","slug":"sportive"},{"headword":"sprightly","slug":"sprightly"}]},{"headword":"funnier","partOfSpeech":"adjective","shortDefinition":"comical, humorous","slug":"funnier","synonyms":[{"headword":"absurd","slug":"absurd"},{"headword":"amusing","slug":"amusing"},{"headword":"antic","slug":"antic"},{"headword":"blithe","slug":"blithe"},{"headword":"capricious","slug":"capricious"},{"headword":"clever","slug":"clever"},{"headword":"diverting","slug":"diverting"},{"headword":"droll","slug":"droll"},{"headword":"entertaining","slug":"entertaining"},{"headword":"facetious","slug":"facetious"},{"headword":"farcical","slug":"farcical"},{"headword":"for grins","slug":"for-grins"},{"headword":"gas","slug":"gas"},{"headword":"gay","slug":"gay"},{"headword":"gelastic","slug":"gelastic"},{"headword":"good-humored","slug":"good-humored"},{"headword":"hilarious","slug":"hilarious"},{"headword":"humdinger","slug":"humdinger"},{"headword":"hysterical","slug":"hysterical"},{"headword":"jocose","slug":"jocose"},{"headword":"jocular","slug":"jocular"},{"headword":"joking","slug":"joking"},{"headword":"jolly","slug":"jolly"},{"headword":"killing","slug":"killing"},{"headword":"knee-slapper","slug":"knee-slapper"},{"headword":"laughable","slug":"laughable"},{"headword":"ludicrous","slug":"ludicrous"},{"headword":"merry","slug":"merry"},{"headword":"mirthful","slug":"mirthful"},{"headword":"playful","slug":"playful"},{"headword":"priceless","slug":"priceless"},{"headword":"rich","slug":"rich"},{"headword":"ridiculous","slug":"ridiculous"},{"headword":"riot","slug":"riot"},{"headword":"riotous","slug":"riotous"},{"headword":"risible","slug":"risible"},{"headword":"screaming","slug":"screaming"},{"headword":"side-splitting","slug":"side-splitting"},{"headword":"silly","slug":"silly"},{"headword":"slapstick","slug":"slapstick"},{"headword":"sportive","slug":"sportive"},{"headword":"waggish","slug":"waggish"},{"headword":"whimsical","slug":"whimsical"},{"headword":"witty","slug":"witty"}]},{"headword":"funniest","partOfSpeech":"adjective","shortDefinition":"comical, humorous","slug":"funniest","synonyms":[{"headword":"absurd","slug":"absurd"},{"headword":"amusing","slug":"amusing"},{"headword":"antic","slug":"antic"},{"headword":"blithe","slug":"blithe"},{"headword":"capricious","slug":"capricious"},{"headword":"clever","slug":"clever"},{"headword":"diverting","slug":"diverting"},{"headword":"droll","slug":"droll"},{"headword":"entertaining","slug":"entertaining"},{"headword":"facetious","slug":"facetious"},{"headword":"farcical","slug":"farcical"},{"headword":"for grins","slug":"for-grins"},{"headword":"gas","slug":"gas"},{"headword":"gay","slug":"gay"},{"headword":"gelastic","slug":"gelastic"},{"headword":"good-humored","slug":"good-humored"},{"headword":"hilarious","slug":"hilarious"},{"headword":"humdinger","slug":"humdinger"},{"headword":"hysterical","slug":"hysterical"},{"headword":"jocose","slug":"jocose"},{"headword":"jocular","slug":"jocular"},{"headword":"joking","slug":"joking"},{"headword":"jolly","slug":"jolly"},{"headword":"killing","slug":"killing"},{"headword":"knee-slapper","slug":"knee-slapper"},{"headword":"laughable","slug":"laughable"},{"headword":"ludicrous","slug":"ludicrous"},{"headword":"merry","slug":"merry"},{"headword":"mirthful","slug":"mirthful"},{"headword":"playful","slug":"playful"},{"headword":"priceless","slug":"priceless"},{"headword":"rich","slug":"rich"},{"headword":"ridiculous","slug":"ridiculous"},{"headword":"riot","slug":"riot"},{"headword":"riotous","slug":"riotous"},{"headword":"risible","slug":"risible"},{"headword":"screaming","slug":"screaming"},{"headword":"side-splitting","slug":"side-splitting"},{"headword":"silly","slug":"silly"},{"headword":"slapstick","slug":"slapstick"},{"headword":"sportive","slug":"sportive"},{"headword":"waggish","slug":"waggish"},{"headword":"whimsical","slug":"whimsical"},{"headword":"witty","slug":"witty"}]},{"headword":"funny","partOfSpeech":"adjective","shortDefinition":"comical, humorous","slug":"funny","synonyms":[{"headword":"absurd","slug":"absurd"},{"headword":"amusing","slug":"amusing"},{"headword":"antic","slug":"antic"},{"headword":"blithe","slug":"blithe"},{"headword":"capricious","slug":"capricious"},{"headword":"clever","slug":"clever"},{"headword":"diverting","slug":"diverting"},{"headword":"droll","slug":"droll"},{"headword":"entertaining","slug":"entertaining"},{"headword":"facetious","slug":"facetious"},{"headword":"farcical","slug":"farcical"},{"headword":"for grins","slug":"for-grins"},{"headword":"gelastic","slug":"gelastic"},{"headword":"good-humored","slug":"good-humored"},{"headword":"hilarious","slug":"hilarious"},{"headword":"hysterical","slug":"hysterical"},{"headword":"jocose","slug":"jocose"},{"headword":"jocular","slug":"jocular"},{"headword":"joking","slug":"joking"},{"headword":"jolly","slug":"jolly"},{"headword":"killing","slug":"killing"},{"headword":"knee-slapper","slug":"knee-slapper"},{"headword":"laughable","slug":"laughable"},{"headword":"ludicrous","slug":"ludicrous"},{"headword":"merry","slug":"merry"},{"headword":"mirthful","slug":"mirthful"},{"headword":"playful","slug":"playful"},{"headword":"priceless","slug":"priceless"},{"headword":"rich","slug":"rich"},{"headword":"ridiculous","slug":"ridiculous"},{"headword":"riot","slug":"riot"},{"headword":"riotous","slug":"riotous"},{"headword":"risible","slug":"risible"},{"headword":"screaming","slug":"screaming"},{"headword":"side-splitting","slug":"side-splitting"},{"headword":"silly","slug":"silly"},{"headword":"slapstick","slug":"slapstick"},{"headword":"sportive","slug":"sportive"},{"headword":"waggish","slug":"waggish"},{"headword":"whimsical","slug":"whimsical"},{"headword":"witty","slug":"witty"}]},{"headword":"grotesque","partOfSpeech":"adjective","shortDefinition":"ugly, misshapen","slug":"grotesque","synonyms":[{"headword":"aberrant","slug":"aberrant"},{"headword":"abnormal","slug":"abnormal"},{"headword":"absurd","slug":"absurd"},{"headword":"antic","slug":"antic"},{"headword":"bizarre","slug":"bizarre"},{"headword":"deformed","slug":"deformed"},{"headword":"distorted","slug":"distorted"},{"headword":"eerie","slug":"eerie"},{"headword":"extravagant","slug":"extravagant"},{"headword":"extreme","slug":"extreme"},{"headword":"fanciful","slug":"fanciful"},{"headword":"fantastic","slug":"fantastic"},{"headword":"flamboyant","slug":"flamboyant"},{"headword":"freakish","slug":"freakish"},{"headword":"grody","slug":"grody"},{"headword":"gross","slug":"gross"},{"headword":"incongruous","slug":"incongruous"},{"headword":"ludicrous","slug":"ludicrous"},{"headword":"malformed","slug":"malformed"},{"headword":"monstrous","slug":"monstrous"},{"headword":"odd","slug":"odd"},{"headword":"outlandish","slug":"outlandish"},{"headword":"perverted","slug":"perverted"},{"headword":"preposterous","slug":"preposterous"},{"headword":"ridiculous","slug":"ridiculous"},{"headword":"strange","slug":"strange"},{"headword":"surrealistic","slug":"surrealistic"},{"headword":"uncanny","slug":"uncanny"},{"headword":"unnatural","slug":"unnatural"},{"headword":"weird","slug":"weird"},{"headword":"whimsical","slug":"whimsical"}]},{"headword":"ha-ha","partOfSpeech":"noun","shortDefinition":"joke","slug":"ha-ha","synonyms":[{"headword":"antic","slug":"antic"},{"headword":"bon mot","slug":"bon-mot"},{"headword":"buffoonery","slug":"buffoonery"},{"headword":"burlesque","slug":"burlesque"},{"headword":"caper","slug":"caper"},{"headword":"caprice","slug":"caprice"},{"headword":"chestnut","slug":"chestnut"},{"headword":"clowning","slug":"clowning"},{"headword":"drollery","slug":"drollery"},{"headword":"epigram","slug":"epigram"},{"headword":"escapade","slug":"escapade"},{"headword":"farce","slug":"farce"},{"headword":"frolic","slug":"frolic"},{"headword":"gag","slug":"gag"},{"headword":"gambol","slug":"gambol"},{"headword":"game","slug":"game"},{"headword":"hoodwinking","slug":"hoodwinking"},{"headword":"horseplay","slug":"horseplay"},{"headword":"humor","slug":"humor"},{"headword":"jape","slug":"jape"},{"headword":"jest","slug":"jest"},{"headword":"lark","slug":"lark"},{"headword":"laugh","slug":"laugh"},{"headword":"mischief","slug":"mischief"},{"headword":"monkeyshine","slug":"monkeyshine"},{"headword":"mummery","slug":"mummery"},{"headword":"one-liner","slug":"one-liner"},{"headword":"parody","slug":"parody"},{"headword":"payof","slug":"payof"}]},{"headword":"high jinks","partOfSpeech":"noun","shortDefinition":"fun and games","slug":"high-jinks","synonyms":[{"headword":"antic","slug":"antic"},{"headword":"caper","slug":"caper"},{"headword":"escapade","slug":"escapade"},{"headword":"frolic","slug":"frolic"},{"headword":"fun","slug":"fun"},{"headword":"horseplay","slug":"horseplay"},{"headword":"larks","slug":"larks"},{"headword":"mischief","slug":"mischief"},{"headword":"monkey business","slug":"monkey-business"},{"headword":"monkeyshines","slug":"monkeyshines"},{"headword":"practical joke","slug":"practical-joke"},{"headword":"prank","slug":"prank"},{"headword":"shenanigans","slug":"shenanigans"},{"headword":"stunt","slug":"stunt"},{"headword":"tomfoolery","slug":"tomfoolery"}]},{"headword":"jester","partOfSpeech":"noun","shortDefinition":"person who jokes, plays jokes","slug":"jester","synonyms":[{"headword":"actor","slug":"actor"},{"headword":"antic","slug":"antic"},{"headword":"banterer","slug":"banterer"},{"headword":"buffoon","slug":"buffoon"},{"headword":"card","slug":"card"},{"headword":"clown","slug":"clown"},{"headword":"comedian","slug":"comedian"},{"headword":"comic","slug":"comic"},{"headword":"cutup","slug":"cutup"},{"headword":"fool","slug":"fool"},{"headword":"harlequin","slug":"harlequin"},{"headword":"humorist","slug":"humorist"},{"headword":"japer","slug":"japer"},{"headword":"joker","slug":"joker"},{"headword":"jokester","slug":"jokester"},{"headword":"larker","slug":"larker"},{"headword":"life of the party","slug":"life-of-the-party"},{"headword":"pantaloon","slug":"pantaloon"},{"headword":"practical joker","slug":"practical-joker"},{"headword":"prankster","slug":"prankster"},{"headword":"quipster","slug":"quipster"},{"headword":"standup comic","slug":"standup-comic"},{"headword":"trickster","slug":"trickster"},{"headword":"wag","slug":"wag"},{"headword":"wisecracker","slug":"wisecracker"},{"headword":"wit","slug":"wit"}]},{"headword":"jig","partOfSpeech":"noun","shortDefinition":"trick","slug":"jig","synonyms":[{"headword":"accomplishment","slug":"accomplishment"},{"headword":"antic","slug":"antic"},{"headword":"artifice","slug":"artifice"},{"headword":"caper","slug":"caper"},{"headword":"catch","slug":"catch"},{"headword":"deception","slug":"deception"},{"headword":"device","slug":"device"},{"headword":"dodge","slug":"dodge"},{"headword":"escapade","slug":"escapade"},{"headword":"feat","slug":"feat"},{"headword":"feint","slug":"feint"},{"headword":"frolic","slug":"frolic"},{"headword":"funny business","slug":"funny-business"},{"headword":"gag","slug":"gag"},{"headword":"gambol","slug":"gambol"},{"headword":"gimmick","slug":"gimmick"},{"headword":"imposture","slug":"imposture"},{"headword":"jape","slug":"jape"},{"headword":"jest","slug":"jest"},{"headword":"lark","slug":"lark"},{"headword":"maneuver","slug":"maneuver"},{"headword":"monkeyshine","slug":"monkeyshine"},{"headword":"ploy","slug":"ploy"},{"headword":"practical joke","slug":"practical-joke"},{"headword":"put on","slug":"put-on"},{"headword":"ruse","slug":"ruse"},{"headword":"shenanigan","slug":"shenanigan"},{"headword":"sleight","slug":"sleight"},{"headword":"sleight of hand","slug":"sleight-of-hand"},{"headword":"sport","slug":"sport"},{"headword":"stratagem","slug":"stratagem"},{"headword":"stunt","slug":"stunt"},{"headword":"subterfuge","slug":"subterfuge"},{"headword":"tomfoolery","slug":"tomfoolery"},{"headword":"wile","slug":"wile"}]},{"headword":"joke","partOfSpeech":"noun","shortDefinition":"fun, quip","slug":"joke","synonyms":[{"headword":"antic","slug":"antic"},{"headword":"bon mot","slug":"bon-mot"},{"headword":"buffoonery","slug":"buffoonery"},{"headword":"burlesque","slug":"burlesque"},{"headword":"caper","slug":"caper"},{"headword":"caprice","slug":"caprice"},{"headword":"chestnut","slug":"chestnut"},{"headword":"clowning","slug":"clowning"},{"headword":"drollery","slug":"drollery"},{"headword":"epigram","slug":"epigram"},{"headword":"escapade","slug":"escapade"},{"headword":"farce","slug":"farce"},{"headword":"frolic","slug":"frolic"},{"headword":"gag","slug":"gag"},{"headword":"game","slug":"game"},{"headword":"ha-ha","slug":"ha-ha"},{"headword":"hoodwinking","slug":"hoodwinking"},{"headword":"horseplay","slug":"horseplay"},{"headword":"humor","slug":"humor"},{"headword":"jape","slug":"jape"},{"headword":"jest","slug":"jest"},{"headword":"lark","slug":"lark"},{"headword":"laugh","slug":"laugh"},{"headword":"mischief","slug":"mischief"},{"headword":"monkeyshine","slug":"monkeyshine"},{"headword":"mummery","slug":"mummery"},{"headword":"one-liner","slug":"one-liner"},{"headword":"parody","slug":"parody"},{"headword":"payoff","slug":"payoff"},{"headword":"play","slug":"play"},{"headword":"pleasantry","slug":"pleasantry"},{"headword":"prank","slug":"prank"},{"headword":"pun","slug":"pun"},{"headword":"put on","slug":"put-on"},{"headword":"quirk","slug":"quirk"},{"headword":"raillery","slug":"raillery"},{"headword":"repartee","slug":"repartee"},{"headword":"revel","slug":"revel"},{"headword":"sally","slug":"sally"},{"headword":"saw","slug":"saw"},{"headword":"shaggy-dog story","slug":"shaggy-dog-story"},{"headword":"shenanigan","slug":"shenanigan"},{"headword":"snow job","slug":"snow-job"},{"headword":"sport","slug":"sport"},{"headword":"spree","slug":"spree"},{"headword":"stunt","slug":"stunt"},{"headword":"tomfoolery","slug":"tomfoolery"},{"headword":"trick","slug":"trick"},{"headword":"vagary","slug":"vagary"},{"headword":"whimsy","slug":"whimsy"},{"headword":"wisecrack","slug":"wisecrack"},{"headword":"witticism","slug":"witticism"},{"headword":"yarn","slug":"yarn"}]},{"headword":"jokes","partOfSpeech":"noun","shortDefinition":"fun, quip","slug":"jokes","synonyms":[{"headword":"antic","slug":"antic"},{"headword":"bon mot","slug":"bon-mot"},{"headword":"buffoonery","slug":"buffoonery"},{"headword":"burlesque","slug":"burlesque"},{"headword":"caper","slug":"caper"},{"headword":"caprice","slug":"caprice"},{"headword":"chestnut","slug":"chestnut"},{"headword":"clowning","slug":"clowning"},{"headword":"drollery","slug":"drollery"},{"headword":"epigram","slug":"epigram"},{"headword":"escapade","slug":"escapade"},{"headword":"farce","slug":"farce"},{"headword":"frolic","slug":"frolic"},{"headword":"gag","slug":"gag"},{"headword":"gambol","slug":"gambol"},{"headword":"game","slug":"game"},{"headword":"ha-ha","slug":"ha-ha"},{"headword":"hoodwinking","slug":"hoodwinking"},{"headword":"horseplay","slug":"horseplay"},{"headword":"humor","slug":"humor"},{"headword":"jape","slug":"jape"},{"headword":"jest","slug":"jest"},{"headword":"lark","slug":"lark"},{"headword":"laugh","slug":"laugh"},{"headword":"mischief","slug":"mischief"},{"headword":"monkeyshine","slug":"monkeyshine"},{"headword":"mummery","slug":"mummery"},{"headword":"one-liner","slug":"one-liner"},{"headword":"parody","slug":"parody"},{"headword":"payoff","slug":"payoff"},{"headword":"play","slug":"play"},{"headword":"pleasantry","slug":"pleasantry"},{"headword":"prank","slug":"prank"},{"headword":"pun","slug":"pun"},{"headword":"put-on","slug":"put-on"},{"headword":"quirk","slug":"quirk"},{"headword":"raillery","slug":"raillery"},{"headword":"repartee","slug":"repartee"},{"headword":"revel","slug":"revel"},{"headword":"rib","slug":"rib"},{"headword":"sally","slug":"sally"},{"headword":"saw","slug":"saw"},{"headword":"shaggy-dog story","slug":"shaggy-dog-story"},{"headword":"shenanigan","slug":"shenanigan"},{"headword":"snow job","slug":"snow-job"},{"headword":"sport","slug":"sport"},{"headword":"spree","slug":"spree"},{"headword":"stunt","slug":"stunt"},{"headword":"tomfoolery","slug":"tomfoolery"},{"headword":"trick","slug":"trick"},{"headword":"vagary","slug":"vagary"},{"headword":"whimsy","slug":"whimsy"},{"headword":"wisecrack","slug":"wisecrack"},{"headword":"witticism","slug":"witticism"},{"headword":"yarn","slug":"yarn"}]},{"headword":"lark","partOfSpeech":"noun","shortDefinition":"escapade","slug":"lark","synonyms":[{"headword":"adventure","slug":"adventure"},{"headword":"antic","slug":"antic"},{"headword":"carousal","slug":"carousal"},{"headword":"dido","slug":"dido"},{"headword":"frolic","slug":"frolic"},{"headword":"outing","slug":"outing"},{"headword":"prank","slug":"prank"},{"headword":"romp","slug":"romp"},{"headword":"spree","slug":"spree"}]},{"headword":"ludicrous","partOfSpeech":"adjective","shortDefinition":"absurd, ridiculous","slug":"ludicrous","synonyms":[{"headword":"antic","slug":"antic"},{"headword":"bizarre","slug":"bizarre"},{"headword":"burlesque","slug":"burlesque"},{"headword":"comic","slug":"comic"},{"headword":"comical","slug":"comical"},{"headword":"crazy","slug":"crazy"},{"headword":"droll","slug":"droll"},{"headword":"fantastic","slug":"fantastic"},{"headword":"farcical","slug":"farcical"},{"headword":"foolish","slug":"foolish"},{"headword":"funny","slug":"funny"},{"headword":"gelastic","slug":"gelastic"},{"headword":"grotesque","slug":"grotesque"},{"headword":"incongruous","slug":"incongruous"},{"headword":"laughable","slug":"laughable"},{"headword":"nonsensical","slug":"nonsensical"},{"headword":"odd","slug":"odd"},{"headword":"outlandish","slug":"outlandish"},{"headword":"preposterous","slug":"preposterous"},{"headword":"risible","slug":"risible"},{"headword":"silly","slug":"silly"},{"headword":"zany","slug":"zany"}]},{"headword":"monkeyshine","partOfSpeech":"noun","shortDefinition":"prank","slug":"monkeyshine","synonyms":[{"headword":"antic","slug":"antic"},{"headword":"caper","slug":"caper"},{"headword":"lark","slug":"lark"},{"headword":"trick","slug":"trick"}]},{"headword":"more ridiculous","partOfSpeech":"adjective","shortDefinition":"stupid, funny","slug":"more-ridiculous","synonyms":[{"headword":"absurd","slug":"absurd"},{"headword":"antic","slug":"antic"},{"headword":"bizarre","slug":"bizarre"},{"headword":"comic","slug":"comic"},{"headword":"comical","slug":"comical"},{"headword":"contemptible","slug":"contemptible"},{"headword":"daffy","slug":"daffy"},{"headword":"derisory","slug":"derisory"},{"headword":"droll","slug":"droll"},{"headword":"fantastic","slug":"fantastic"},{"headword":"farcical","slug":"farcical"},{"headword":"foolheaded","slug":"foolheaded"},{"headword":"foolish","slug":"foolish"},{"headword":"gelastic","slug":"gelastic"},{"headword":"goofy","slug":"goofy"},{"headword":"grotesque","slug":"grotesque"},{"headword":"harebrained","slug":"harebrained"},{"headword":"hilarious","slug":"hilarious"},{"headword":"impossible","slug":"impossible"},{"headword":"incredible","slug":"incredible"},{"headword":"jerky","slug":"jerky"},{"headword":"laughable","slug":"laughable"},{"headword":"ludicrous","slug":"ludicrous"},{"headword":"nonsensical","slug":"nonsensical"},{"headword":"nutty","slug":"nutty"},{"headword":"outrageous","slug":"outrageous"},{"headword":"preposterous","slug":"preposterous"},{"headword":"risible","slug":"risible"},{"headword":"sappy","slug":"sappy"},{"headword":"silly","slug":"silly"},{"headword":"slaphappy","slug":"slaphappy"},{"headword":"unbelievable","slug":"unbelievable"},{"headword":"wacky","slug":"wacky"}]},{"headword":"more sporting","partOfSpeech":"adjective","shortDefinition":"playful and fair","slug":"more-sporting","synonyms":[{"headword":"antic","slug":"antic"},{"headword":"coltish","slug":"coltish"},{"headword":"considerate","slug":"considerate"},{"headword":"devil-may-care","slug":"devil-may-care"},{"headword":"frisky","slug":"frisky"},{"headword":"frolicsome","slug":"frolicsome"},{"headword":"full of fun","slug":"full-of-fun"},{"headword":"game","slug":"game"},{"headword":"gamesome","slug":"gamesome"},{"headword":"gay","slug":"gay"},{"headword":"generous","slug":"generous"},{"headword":"impish","slug":"impish"},{"headword":"jaunty","slug":"jaunty"},{"headword":"joyous","slug":"joyous"},{"headword":"larkish","slug":"larkish"},{"headword":"lively","slug":"lively"},{"headword":"merry","slug":"merry"},{"headword":"mischievous","slug":"mischievous"},{"headword":"reasonable","slug":"reasonable"},{"headword":"roguish","slug":"roguish"},{"headword":"rollicking","slug":"rollicking"},{"headword":"sportspersonlike","slug":"sportspersonlike"},{"headword":"sprightly","slug":"sprightly"},{"headword":"square","slug":"square"},{"headword":"wild","slug":"wild"}]},{"headword":"more sporting","partOfSpeech":"adjective","shortDefinition":"playful","slug":"more-sporting","synonyms":[{"headword":"antic","slug":"antic"},{"headword":"coltish","slug":"coltish"},{"headword":"considerate","slug":"considerate"},{"headword":"devil-may-care","slug":"devil-may-care"},{"headword":"fair","slug":"fair"},{"headword":"frisky","slug":"frisky"},{"headword":"frolicsome","slug":"frolicsome"},{"headword":"game","slug":"game"},{"headword":"gamesome","slug":"gamesome"},{"headword":"gay","slug":"gay"},{"headword":"generous","slug":"generous"},{"headword":"gentlemanly","slug":"gentlemanly"},{"headword":"impish","slug":"impish"},{"headword":"jaunty","slug":"jaunty"},{"headword":"joyous","slug":"joyous"},{"headword":"kittenish","slug":"kittenish"},{"headword":"larkish","slug":"larkish"},{"headword":"lively","slug":"lively"},{"headword":"merry","slug":"merry"},{"headword":"mischievous","slug":"mischievous"},{"headword":"reasonable","slug":"reasonable"},{"headword":"roguish","slug":"roguish"},{"headword":"rollicking","slug":"rollicking"},{"headword":"sportive","slug":"sportive"},{"headword":"sportsmanlike","slug":"sportsmanlike"},{"headword":"sportsmanly","slug":"sportsmanly"},{"headword":"sprightly","slug":"sprightly"},{"headword":"square","slug":"square"},{"headword":"square dealing","slug":"square-dealing"},{"headword":"square shooting"},{"headword":"straight shooting"},{"headword":"waggish","slug":"waggish"},{"headword":"wild","slug":"wild"}]},{"headword":"more sportive","partOfSpeech":"adjective","shortDefinition":"playful and fair","slug":"more-sportive","synonyms":[{"headword":"antic","slug":"antic"},{"headword":"coltish","slug":"coltish"},{"headword":"considerate","slug":"considerate"},{"headword":"devil-may-care","slug":"devil-may-care"},{"headword":"frisky","slug":"frisky"},{"headword":"frolicsome","slug":"frolicsome"},{"headword":"full of fun","slug":"full-of-fun"},{"headword":"game","slug":"game"},{"headword":"gamesome","slug":"gamesome"},{"headword":"gay","slug":"gay"},{"headword":"generous","slug":"generous"},{"headword":"impish","slug":"impish"},{"headword":"jaunty","slug":"jaunty"},{"headword":"joyous","slug":"joyous"},{"headword":"larkish","slug":"larkish"},{"headword":"lively","slug":"lively"},{"headword":"merry","slug":"merry"},{"headword":"mischievous","slug":"mischievous"},{"headword":"reasonable","slug":"reasonable"},{"headword":"roguish","slug":"roguish"},{"headword":"rollicking","slug":"rollicking"},{"headword":"sportspersonlike","slug":"sportspersonlike"},{"headword":"sprightly","slug":"sprightly"},{"headword":"square","slug":"square"},{"headword":"wild","slug":"wild"}]},{"headword":"most sporting","partOfSpeech":"adjective","shortDefinition":"playful and fair","slug":"most-sporting","synonyms":[{"headword":"antic","slug":"antic"},{"headword":"coltish","slug":"coltish"},{"headword":"considerate","slug":"considerate"},{"headword":"devil-may-care","slug":"devil-may-care"},{"headword":"frisky","slug":"frisky"},{"headword":"frolicsome","slug":"frolicsome"},{"headword":"full of fun","slug":"full-of-fun"},{"headword":"game","slug":"game"},{"headword":"gamesome","slug":"gamesome"},{"headword":"gay","slug":"gay"},{"headword":"generous","slug":"generous"},{"headword":"impish","slug":"impish"},{"headword":"jaunty","slug":"jaunty"},{"headword":"joyous","slug":"joyous"},{"headword":"larkish","slug":"larkish"},{"headword":"lively","slug":"lively"},{"headword":"merry","slug":"merry"},{"headword":"mischievous","slug":"mischievous"},{"headword":"reasonable","slug":"reasonable"},{"headword":"roguish","slug":"roguish"},{"headword":"rollicking","slug":"rollicking"},{"headword":"sportspersonlike","slug":"sportspersonlike"},{"headword":"sprightly","slug":"sprightly"},{"headword":"square","slug":"square"},{"headword":"wild","slug":"wild"}]},{"headword":"most sporting","partOfSpeech":"adjective","shortDefinition":"playful","slug":"most-sporting","synonyms":[{"headword":"antic","slug":"antic"},{"headword":"coltish","slug":"coltish"},{"headword":"considerate","slug":"considerate"},{"headword":"devil-may-care","slug":"devil-may-care"},{"headword":"fair","slug":"fair"},{"headword":"frisky","slug":"frisky"},{"headword":"frolicsome","slug":"frolicsome"},{"headword":"game","slug":"game"},{"headword":"gamesome","slug":"gamesome"},{"headword":"gay","slug":"gay"},{"headword":"generous","slug":"generous"},{"headword":"gentlemanly","slug":"gentlemanly"},{"headword":"impish","slug":"impish"},{"headword":"jaunty","slug":"jaunty"},{"headword":"joyous","slug":"joyous"},{"headword":"kittenish","slug":"kittenish"},{"headword":"larkish","slug":"larkish"},{"headword":"lively","slug":"lively"},{"headword":"merry","slug":"merry"},{"headword":"mischievous","slug":"mischievous"},{"headword":"reasonable","slug":"reasonable"},{"headword":"roguish","slug":"roguish"},{"headword":"rollicking","slug":"rollicking"},{"headword":"sportive","slug":"sportive"},{"headword":"sportsmanlike","slug":"sportsmanlike"},{"headword":"sportsmanly","slug":"sportsmanly"},{"headword":"sprightly","slug":"sprightly"},{"headword":"square","slug":"square"},{"headword":"square dealing","slug":"square-dealing"},{"headword":"square shooting"},{"headword":"straight shooting"},{"headword":"waggish","slug":"waggish"},{"headword":"wild","slug":"wild"}]},{"headword":"most sportive","partOfSpeech":"adjective","shortDefinition":"playful and fair","slug":"most-sportive","synonyms":[{"headword":"antic","slug":"antic"},{"headword":"coltish","slug":"coltish"},{"headword":"considerate","slug":"considerate"},{"headword":"devil-may-care","slug":"devil-may-care"},{"headword":"frisky","slug":"frisky"},{"headword":"frolicsome","slug":"frolicsome"},{"headword":"full of fun","slug":"full-of-fun"},{"headword":"game","slug":"game"},{"headword":"gamesome","slug":"gamesome"},{"headword":"gay","slug":"gay"},{"headword":"generous","slug":"generous"},{"headword":"impish","slug":"impish"},{"headword":"jaunty","slug":"jaunty"},{"headword":"joyous","slug":"joyous"},{"headword":"larkish","slug":"larkish"},{"headword":"lively","slug":"lively"},{"headword":"merry","slug":"merry"},{"headword":"mischievous","slug":"mischievous"},{"headword":"reasonable","slug":"reasonable"},{"headword":"roguish","slug":"roguish"},{"headword":"rollicking","slug":"rollicking"},{"headword":"sportspersonlike","slug":"sportspersonlike"},{"headword":"sprightly","slug":"sprightly"},{"headword":"square","slug":"square"},{"headword":"wild","slug":"wild"}]},{"headword":"playful","partOfSpeech":"adjective","shortDefinition":"funny, fun-loving","slug":"playful","synonyms":[{"headword":"antic","slug":"antic"},{"headword":"blithe","slug":"blithe"},{"headword":"cheerful","slug":"cheerful"},{"headword":"coltish","slug":"coltish"},{"headword":"comical","slug":"comical"},{"headword":"elvish","slug":"elvish"},{"headword":"feeling one's oats","slug":"feeling-ones-oats"},{"headword":"flirtatious","slug":"flirtatious"},{"headword":"frisky","slug":"frisky"},{"headword":"frolicsome","slug":"frolicsome"},{"headword":"full of pep","slug":"full-of-pep"},{"headword":"gamesome","slug":"gamesome"},{"headword":"gay","slug":"gay"},{"headword":"good-natured","slug":"good-natured"},{"headword":"impish","slug":"impish"},{"headword":"jaunty","slug":"jaunty"},{"headword":"jesting","slug":"jesting"},{"headword":"jocund","slug":"jocund"},{"headword":"joking","slug":"joking"},{"headword":"joyous","slug":"joyous"},{"headword":"lighthearted","slug":"lighthearted"},{"headword":"lively","slug":"lively"},{"headword":"merry","slug":"merry"},{"headword":"mirthful","slug":"mirthful"},{"headword":"mischievous","slug":"mischievous"},{"headword":"prankish","slug":"prankish"},{"headword":"puckish","slug":"puckish"},{"headword":"rollicking","slug":"rollicking"},{"headword":"snappy","slug":"snappy"},{"headword":"spirited","slug":"spirited"},{"headword":"sportive","slug":"sportive"},{"headword":"sprightly","slug":"sprightly"},{"headword":"teasing","slug":"teasing"},{"headword":"tongue-in-cheek","slug":"tongue-in-cheek"},{"headword":"vivacious","slug":"vivacious"},{"headword":"waggish","slug":"waggish"},{"headword":"whimsical","slug":"whimsical"},{"headword":"zippy","slug":"zippy"}]},{"headword":"practical joke","partOfSpeech":"noun","shortDefinition":"trick or prank","slug":"practical-joke","synonyms":[{"headword":"antic","slug":"antic"},{"headword":"caper","slug":"caper"},{"headword":"escapade","slug":"escapade"},{"headword":"espieglerie","slug":"espieglerie"},{"headword":"fool's errand","slug":"fools-errand"},{"headword":"frolic","slug":"frolic"},{"headword":"gag","slug":"gag"},{"headword":"high jinks","slug":"high-jinks"},{"headword":"mischievous trick","slug":"mischievous-trick"},{"headword":"monkeyshines","slug":"monkeyshines"},{"headword":"prank","slug":"prank"},{"headword":"shenanigans","slug":"shenanigans"},{"headword":"stunt","slug":"stunt"},{"headword":"tomfoolery","slug":"tomfoolery"},{"headword":"trick","slug":"trick"}]},{"headword":"prank","partOfSpeech":"noun","shortDefinition":"practical joke; frivolity","slug":"prank","synonyms":[{"headword":"antic","slug":"antic"},{"headword":"caper","slug":"caper"},{"headword":"caprice","slug":"caprice"},{"headword":"escapade","slug":"escapade"},{"headword":"fancy","slug":"fancy"},{"headword":"fooling","slug":"fooling"},{"headword":"frolic","slug":"frolic"},{"headword":"gag","slug":"gag"},{"headword":"gambol","slug":"gambol"},{"headword":"high jinks","slug":"high-jinks"},{"headword":"horseplay","slug":"horseplay"},{"headword":"hotfoot","slug":"hotfoot"},{"headword":"lark","slug":"lark"},{"headword":"levity","slug":"levity"},{"headword":"lightness","slug":"lightness"},{"headword":"monkeyshines","slug":"monkeyshines"},{"headword":"play","slug":"play"},{"headword":"put on","slug":"put-on"},{"headword":"rib","slug":"rib"},{"headword":"rollick","slug":"rollick"},{"headword":"roughhouse","slug":"roughhouse"},{"headword":"roughhousing","slug":"roughhousing"},{"headword":"rowdiness","slug":"rowdiness"},{"headword":"shenanigans","slug":"shenanigans"},{"headword":"shine","slug":"shine"},{"headword":"skylarking","slug":"skylarking"},{"headword":"spoof","slug":"spoof"},{"headword":"sport","slug":"sport"},{"headword":"tomfoolery","slug":"tomfoolery"},{"headword":"trick","slug":"trick"},{"headword":"whim","slug":"whim"}]},{"headword":"ridiculous","partOfSpeech":"adjective","shortDefinition":"stupid, funny","slug":"ridiculous","synonyms":[{"headword":"absurd","slug":"absurd"},{"headword":"antic","slug":"antic"},{"headword":"bizarre","slug":"bizarre"},{"headword":"comic","slug":"comic"},{"headword":"comical","slug":"comical"},{"headword":"contemptible","slug":"contemptible"},{"headword":"daffy","slug":"daffy"},{"headword":"derisory","slug":"derisory"},{"headword":"droll","slug":"droll"},{"headword":"fantastic","slug":"fantastic"},{"headword":"farcical","slug":"farcical"},{"headword":"foolheaded","slug":"foolheaded"},{"headword":"foolish","slug":"foolish"},{"headword":"gelastic","slug":"gelastic"},{"headword":"goofy","slug":"goofy"},{"headword":"grotesque","slug":"grotesque"},{"headword":"harebrained","slug":"harebrained"},{"headword":"hilarious","slug":"hilarious"},{"headword":"impossible","slug":"impossible"},{"headword":"incredible","slug":"incredible"},{"headword":"jerky","slug":"jerky"},{"headword":"laughable","slug":"laughable"},{"headword":"ludicrous","slug":"ludicrous"},{"headword":"nonsensical","slug":"nonsensical"},{"headword":"nutty","slug":"nutty"},{"headword":"outrageous","slug":"outrageous"},{"headword":"preposterous","slug":"preposterous"},{"headword":"risible","slug":"risible"},{"headword":"sappy","slug":"sappy"},{"headword":"silly","slug":"silly"},{"headword":"slaphappy","slug":"slaphappy"},{"headword":"unbelievable","slug":"unbelievable"},{"headword":"wacky","slug":"wacky"}]},{"headword":"rollicking","partOfSpeech":"adjective","shortDefinition":"fun-loving, lively","slug":"rollicking","synonyms":[{"headword":"antic","slug":"antic"},{"headword":"boisterous","slug":"boisterous"},{"headword":"carefree","slug":"carefree"},{"headword":"cavorting","slug":"cavorting"},{"headword":"cheerful","slug":"cheerful"},{"headword":"devil-may-care","slug":"devil-may-care"},{"headword":"exuberant","slug":"exuberant"},{"headword":"frisky","slug":"frisky"},{"headword":"frolicsome","slug":"frolicsome"},{"headword":"glad","slug":"glad"},{"headword":"happy","slug":"happy"},{"headword":"hearty","slug":"hearty"},{"headword":"jaunty","slug":"jaunty"},{"headword":"jovial","slug":"jovial"},{"headword":"joyful","slug":"joyful"},{"headword":"joyous","slug":"joyous"},{"headword":"lighthearted","slug":"lighthearted"},{"headword":"merry","slug":"merry"},{"headword":"playful","slug":"playful"},{"headword":"rip-roaring","slug":"rip-roaring"},{"headword":"romping","slug":"romping"},{"headword":"spirited","slug":"spirited"},{"headword":"sportive","slug":"sportive"},{"headword":"sprightly","slug":"sprightly"}]},{"headword":"romp","partOfSpeech":"noun","shortDefinition":"fun; caper","slug":"romp","synonyms":[{"headword":"antic","slug":"antic"},{"headword":"cakewalk","slug":"cakewalk"},{"headword":"cavort","slug":"cavort"},{"headword":"dance","slug":"dance"},{"headword":"escapade","slug":"escapade"},{"headword":"frisk","slug":"frisk"},{"headword":"frolic","slug":"frolic"},{"headword":"gambol","slug":"gambol"},{"headword":"hop","slug":"hop"},{"headword":"lark","slug":"lark"},{"headword":"leap","slug":"leap"},{"headword":"play","slug":"play"},{"headword":"rollick","slug":"rollick"},{"headword":"rout","slug":"rout"},{"headword":"skip","slug":"skip"},{"headword":"sport","slug":"sport"}]},{"headword":"shenanigan","partOfSpeech":"noun","shortDefinition":"prank","slug":"shenanigan","synonyms":[{"headword":"antic","slug":"antic"},{"headword":"caper","slug":"caper"},{"headword":"caprice","slug":"caprice"},{"headword":"escapade","slug":"escapade"},{"headword":"fancy","slug":"fancy"},{"headword":"fooling","slug":"fooling"},{"headword":"frolic","slug":"frolic"},{"headword":"gag","slug":"gag"},{"headword":"gambol","slug":"gambol"},{"headword":"high jinks","slug":"high-jinks"},{"headword":"horseplay","slug":"horseplay"},{"headword":"hotfoot","slug":"hotfoot"},{"headword":"joke","slug":"joke"},{"headword":"lark","slug":"lark"},{"headword":"levity","slug":"levity"},{"headword":"lightness","slug":"lightness"},{"headword":"monkeyshines","slug":"monkeyshines"},{"headword":"play","slug":"play"},{"headword":"put on","slug":"put-on"},{"headword":"rib","slug":"rib"},{"headword":"rollick","slug":"rollick"},{"headword":"roughhouse","slug":"roughhouse"},{"headword":"roughhousing","slug":"roughhousing"},{"headword":"rowdiness","slug":"rowdiness"},{"headword":"shine","slug":"shine"},{"headword":"skylarking","slug":"skylarking"},{"headword":"spoof","slug":"spoof"},{"headword":"sport","slug":"sport"},{"headword":"tomfoolery","slug":"tomfoolery"},{"headword":"trick","slug":"trick"},{"headword":"whim","slug":"whim"}]},{"headword":"sporting","partOfSpeech":"adjective","shortDefinition":"playful","slug":"sporting","synonyms":[{"headword":"antic","slug":"antic"},{"headword":"coltish","slug":"coltish"},{"headword":"considerate","slug":"considerate"},{"headword":"devil-may-care","slug":"devil-may-care"},{"headword":"fair","slug":"fair"},{"headword":"frisky","slug":"frisky"},{"headword":"frolicsome","slug":"frolicsome"},{"headword":"game","slug":"game"},{"headword":"gamesome","slug":"gamesome"},{"headword":"gay","slug":"gay"},{"headword":"generous","slug":"generous"},{"headword":"gentlemanly","slug":"gentlemanly"},{"headword":"impish","slug":"impish"},{"headword":"jaunty","slug":"jaunty"},{"headword":"joyous","slug":"joyous"},{"headword":"kittenish","slug":"kittenish"},{"headword":"larkish","slug":"larkish"},{"headword":"lively","slug":"lively"},{"headword":"merry","slug":"merry"},{"headword":"mischievous","slug":"mischievous"},{"headword":"reasonable","slug":"reasonable"},{"headword":"roguish","slug":"roguish"},{"headword":"rollicking","slug":"rollicking"},{"headword":"sportive","slug":"sportive"},{"headword":"sportsmanlike","slug":"sportsmanlike"},{"headword":"sportsmanly","slug":"sportsmanly"},{"headword":"sprightly","slug":"sprightly"},{"headword":"square","slug":"square"},{"headword":"square dealing","slug":"square-dealing"},{"headword":"square-shooting","slug":"square-shooting"},{"headword":"straight shooting"},{"headword":"waggish","slug":"waggish"},{"headword":"wild","slug":"wild"}]},{"headword":"sporting/sportive","partOfSpeech":"adjective","shortDefinition":"playful and fair","slug":"sporting-sportive","synonyms":[{"headword":"antic","slug":"antic"},{"headword":"coltish","slug":"coltish"},{"headword":"considerate","slug":"considerate"},{"headword":"devil-may-care","slug":"devil-may-care"},{"headword":"frisky","slug":"frisky"},{"headword":"frolicsome","slug":"frolicsome"},{"headword":"full of fun","slug":"full-of-fun"},{"headword":"game","slug":"game"},{"headword":"gamesome","slug":"gamesome"},{"headword":"gay","slug":"gay"},{"headword":"generous","slug":"generous"},{"headword":"impish","slug":"impish"},{"headword":"jaunty","slug":"jaunty"},{"headword":"joyous","slug":"joyous"},{"headword":"larkish","slug":"larkish"},{"headword":"lively","slug":"lively"},{"headword":"merry","slug":"merry"},{"headword":"mischievous","slug":"mischievous"},{"headword":"reasonable","slug":"reasonable"},{"headword":"roguish","slug":"roguish"},{"headword":"rollicking","slug":"rollicking"},{"headword":"sportspersonlike","slug":"sportspersonlike"},{"headword":"sprightly","slug":"sprightly"},{"headword":"square","slug":"square"},{"headword":"wild","slug":"wild"}]},{"headword":"stunt","partOfSpeech":"noun","shortDefinition":"deed, trick","slug":"stunt","synonyms":[{"headword":"achievement","slug":"achievement"},{"headword":"act","slug":"act"},{"headword":"antic","slug":"antic"},{"headword":"caper","slug":"caper"},{"headword":"exploit","slug":"exploit"},{"headword":"feat","slug":"feat"},{"headword":"feature","slug":"feature"},{"headword":"performance","slug":"performance"},{"headword":"sketch","slug":"sketch"},{"headword":"skit","slug":"skit"},{"headword":"tour de force","slug":"tour-de-force"}]},{"headword":"take in","partOfSpeech":"noun","shortDefinition":"trick","slug":"take-in","synonyms":[{"headword":"accomplishment","slug":"accomplishment"},{"headword":"antic","slug":"antic"},{"headword":"artifice","slug":"artifice"},{"headword":"caper","slug":"caper"},{"headword":"catch","slug":"catch"},{"headword":"deception","slug":"deception"},{"headword":"device","slug":"device"},{"headword":"dodge","slug":"dodge"},{"headword":"escapade","slug":"escapade"},{"headword":"feat","slug":"feat"},{"headword":"feint","slug":"feint"},{"headword":"frolic","slug":"frolic"},{"headword":"funny business","slug":"funny-business"},{"headword":"gag","slug":"gag"},{"headword":"gambol","slug":"gambol"},{"headword":"gimmick","slug":"gimmick"},{"headword":"imposture","slug":"imposture"},{"headword":"jape","slug":"jape"},{"headword":"jest","slug":"jest"},{"headword":"jig","slug":"jig"},{"headword":"lark","slug":"lark"},{"headword":"maneuver","slug":"maneuver"},{"headword":"monkeyshine","slug":"monkeyshine"},{"headword":"ploy","slug":"ploy"},{"headword":"practical joke","slug":"practical-joke"},{"headword":"put on","slug":"put-on"},{"headword":"ruse","slug":"ruse"},{"headword":"shenanigan","slug":"shenanigan"},{"headword":"sleight","slug":"sleight"},{"headword":"sleight of hand","slug":"sleight-of-hand"},{"headword":"sport","slug":"sport"},{"headword":"stratagem","slug":"stratagem"},{"headword":"stunt","slug":"stunt"},{"headword":"subterfuge","slug":"subterfuge"},{"headword":"tomfoolery","slug":"tomfoolery"},{"headword":"wile","slug":"wile"}]},{"headword":"take-in","partOfSpeech":"noun","shortDefinition":"trick","slug":"take-in","synonyms":[{"headword":"accomplishment","slug":"accomplishment"},{"headword":"antic","slug":"antic"},{"headword":"artifice","slug":"artifice"},{"headword":"caper","slug":"caper"},{"headword":"catch","slug":"catch"},{"headword":"deception","slug":"deception"},{"headword":"device","slug":"device"},{"headword":"dodge","slug":"dodge"},{"headword":"escapade","slug":"escapade"},{"headword":"feat","slug":"feat"},{"headword":"feint","slug":"feint"},{"headword":"frolic","slug":"frolic"},{"headword":"funny business","slug":"funny-business"},{"headword":"gag","slug":"gag"},{"headword":"gambol","slug":"gambol"},{"headword":"gimmick","slug":"gimmick"},{"headword":"imposture","slug":"imposture"},{"headword":"jape","slug":"jape"},{"headword":"jest","slug":"jest"},{"headword":"jig","slug":"jig"},{"headword":"lark","slug":"lark"},{"headword":"maneuver","slug":"maneuver"},{"headword":"monkeyshine","slug":"monkeyshine"},{"headword":"ploy","slug":"ploy"},{"headword":"practical joke","slug":"practical-joke"},{"headword":"put-on","slug":"put-on"},{"headword":"ruse","slug":"ruse"},{"headword":"shenanigan","slug":"shenanigan"},{"headword":"sleight","slug":"sleight"},{"headword":"sleight of hand","slug":"sleight-of-hand"},{"headword":"sport","slug":"sport"},{"headword":"stratagem","slug":"stratagem"},{"headword":"stunt","slug":"stunt"},{"headword":"subterfuge","slug":"subterfuge"},{"headword":"tomfoolery","slug":"tomfoolery"},{"headword":"wile","slug":"wile"}]},{"headword":"trick","partOfSpeech":"noun","shortDefinition":"prank, joke","slug":"trick","synonyms":[{"headword":"accomplishment","slug":"accomplishment"},{"headword":"antic","slug":"antic"},{"headword":"caper","slug":"caper"},{"headword":"catch","slug":"catch"},{"headword":"device","slug":"device"},{"headword":"escapade","slug":"escapade"},{"headword":"feat","slug":"feat"},{"headword":"frolic","slug":"frolic"},{"headword":"funny business","slug":"funny-business"},{"headword":"gag","slug":"gag"},{"headword":"gambol","slug":"gambol"},{"headword":"jape","slug":"jape"},{"headword":"jest","slug":"jest"},{"headword":"lark","slug":"lark"},{"headword":"monkeyshine","slug":"monkeyshine"},{"headword":"practical joke","slug":"practical-joke"},{"headword":"put on","slug":"put-on"},{"headword":"shenanigan","slug":"shenanigan"},{"headword":"sleight of hand","slug":"sleight-of-hand"},{"headword":"sport","slug":"sport"},{"headword":"stunt","slug":"stunt"},{"headword":"tomfoolery","slug":"tomfoolery"}]},{"headword":"wisecrack","partOfSpeech":"noun","shortDefinition":"joke","slug":"wisecrack","synonyms":[{"headword":"antic","slug":"antic"},{"headword":"caper","slug":"caper"},{"headword":"clowning","slug":"clowning"},{"headword":"dig","slug":"dig"},{"headword":"escapade","slug":"escapade"},{"headword":"farce","slug":"farce"},{"headword":"frolic","slug":"frolic"},{"headword":"gag","slug":"gag"},{"headword":"lark","slug":"lark"},{"headword":"laugh","slug":"laugh"},{"headword":"mischief","slug":"mischief"},{"headword":"monkeyshine","slug":"monkeyshine"},{"headword":"one-liner","slug":"one-liner"},{"headword":"parody","slug":"parody"},{"headword":"prank","slug":"prank"},{"headword":"put on","slug":"put-on"},{"headword":"quip","slug":"quip"},{"headword":"remark","slug":"remark"},{"headword":"retort","slug":"retort"},{"headword":"rib","slug":"rib"},{"headword":"shenanigan","slug":"shenanigan"},{"headword":"smart crack","slug":"smart-crack"},{"headword":"stunt","slug":"stunt"},{"headword":"trick","slug":"trick"},{"headword":"witticism","slug":"witticism"},{"headword":"yarn","slug":"yarn"},{"headword":"zinger","slug":"zinger"}]}],"slug":"antic"},"meta":{"arg":"antic","requestId":"11UCuKokQwMbXwyIRZXrL","requestStatus":"fulfilled"}},{"type":"dcomWeb/fetchThesaurusEntry/fulfilled","payload":[{"entries":[{"createDate":"2021-05-09T14:49:07Z","headword":{"normalizedForm":"antic","standardForm":"antic"},"id":"6097f66300000003d5006a57","lang":"en","modifyDate":"2021-05-09T14:49:07Z","ngrams":{"allLetters":true,"forward":"antic","groups":["a","c","i","n","t"],"numLetters":5,"reverse":"citna","subwordTokens":["antic","ntic","tic","ic","c"]},"normalizedLetter":"a","ordinal":1,"partOfSpeechBlocks":[{"definitions":[{"id":"6097f66300000003d5006a5c","ordinal":1,"shortText":"funny act","source":"random-house","synonyms":[{"entry":{"headword":"joke","id":"6097f6b8000000024200bcdc","slug":"joke"},"similarity":100},{"entry":{"headword":"shenanigan","id":"6097f7c8000000018b00d737","slug":"shenanigan"},"similarity":100},{"entry":{"headword":"trick","id":"6097f85100000002ef005c2f","slug":"trick"},"similarity":100},{"entry":{"headword":"caper","id":"6097fae400000000d200cd53","slug":"caper"},"similarity":50},{"entry":{"headword":"dido","id":"6097fb7f00000000ba00ed1d","slug":"dido"},"similarity":50},{"entry":{"headword":"frolic","id":"6097fbe000000002ac00fac9","slug":"frolic"},"similarity":50},{"entry":{"headword":"lark","id":"6097f6c70000000303009b29","slug":"lark"},"similarity":50},{"entry":{"headword":"romp","id":"6097f7ac000000013f008c9e","slug":"romp"},"similarity":50},{"entry":{"headword":"tomfoolery","id":"6097f85100000002ef009b4e","slug":"tomfoolery"},"similarity":50}]}],"id":"6097f663bb1f88f7c11cdf7a","ordinal":1,"partOfSpeech":"noun"}],"pronunciationSets":[{"id":"5568070d000000027c006e2c","lang":"en","ordinal":1,"pronunciations":[{"audio":{"flac":"A05/A0536900/A0536900.flac","mpeg":"A05/A0536900/A0536900.mp3","ogg":"A05/A0536900/A0536900.ogg","wav":"A05/A0536900/A0536900.wav"},"id":"5568070d000000027c006e2d","ipa":{"text":"ˈæn tɪk"},"phonetic":{"boldIndices":[0,1],"html":"an-tik","text":"an-tik"}}],"region":"us"}],"slug":"antic","source":"random-house","type":"tcom"}],"type":"tcom"}],"meta":{"arg":"antic","requestId":"8Jo7DkLdaWcUahYPWZXAt","requestStatus":"fulfilled"}},{"type":"dcomWeb/fetchDictionaryEntry/fulfilled","payload":[{"entries":[{"createDate":"2015-05-29T06:28:29Z","derivedFormSets":[{"derivedForms":[{"form":"antically","ordinal":1,"syllabicForm":"anti·cal·ly"}],"partOfSpeech":"adverb"}],"headword":{"normalizedForm":"antic","standardForm":"antic","syllabicForm":"an·tic"},"id":"5568070d000000027c006e28","lang":"en","modifyDate":"2015-05-29T06:28:29Z","ngrams":{"allLetters":true,"forward":"antic","groups":["a","c","i","n","t"],"numLetters":5,"reverse":"citna","subwordTokens":["antic","ntic","tic","ic","c"]},"normalizedLetter":"a","ordinal":1,"origin":{"id":"5568070d000000027c006e6f","source":"dcom","text":"1520–30; earlier antike, antique < Italian antico ancient (< Latin antīcus, antīquus; antique ), apparently taken to mean “grotesque,” as used in descriptions of fantastic figures found in Roman ruins","type":"origin"},"partOfSpeechBlocks":[{"definitions":[{"id":"5568070d000000027c006e35","ordinal":1,"source":"random-house","text":"Usually antics."},{"id":"5568070d000000027c006e39","ordinal":1,"source":"random-house","subOrdinal":1,"text":"a playful trick or prank; caper."},{"id":"5568070d000000027c006e3b","ordinal":1,"source":"random-house","subOrdinal":2,"text":"a grotesque, fantastic, or ludicrous gesture, act, or posture."},{"id":"5568070d000000027c006e3d","label":"Archaic.","ordinal":2,"source":"random-house","tags":[{"tag":"Slang and Taboo Speech","type":"category"}]},{"id":"5568070d000000027c006e43","ordinal":2,"source":"random-house","subOrdinal":1,"tags":[{"tag":"Slang and Taboo Speech","type":"category"}],"text":"an actor in a grotesque or ridiculous presentation."},{"id":"5568070d000000027c006e47","ordinal":2,"source":"random-house","subOrdinal":2,"tags":[{"tag":"Slang and Taboo Speech","type":"category"}],"text":"a buffoon; clown."},{"id":"5568070d000000027c006e4b","label":"Obsolete.","ordinal":3,"source":"random-house","tags":[{"tag":"Slang and Taboo Speech","type":"category"},{"tag":"Architecture","type":"category"}]},{"id":"5568070d000000027c006e51","ordinal":3,"source":"random-house","subOrdinal":1,"tags":[{"tag":"Slang and Taboo Speech","type":"category"}],"text":"a grotesque theatrical presentation; ridiculous interlude."},{"id":"5568070d000000027c006e55","ordinal":3,"source":"random-house","subOrdinal":2,"tags":[{"tag":"Slang and Taboo Speech","type":"category"},{"tag":"Architecture","type":"category"}],"text":"a grotesque or fantastic sculptured figure, as a gargoyle."}],"id":"5568070d000000027c006e32","ordinal":1,"partOfSpeech":"noun"},{"definitions":[{"id":"5568070d000000027c006e5d","ordinal":1,"source":"random-house","text":"ludicrous; funny."},{"examples":[{"sentence":"an antic disposition."}],"id":"5568070d000000027c006e5f","ordinal":2,"source":"random-house","text":"fantastic; odd; grotesque."}],"id":"5568070d000000027c006e5a","ordinal":2,"partOfSpeech":"adjective"},{"definitions":[{"id":"5568070d000000027c006e68","label":"Obsolete.","ordinal":1,"source":"random-house","tags":[{"tag":"Slang and Taboo Speech","type":"category"}],"text":"to perform antics; caper."}],"id":"5568070d000000027c006e62","inflectedFormSets":[{"inflectedForms":[{"form":"anticked","ordinal":1,"syllabicForm":"an·ticked"},{"form":"anticking","ordinal":2,"syllabicForm":"an·tick·ing"}]}],"ordinal":3,"partOfSpeech":"verb-intransitive"}],"pronunciationSets":[{"id":"5568070d000000027c006e2c","lang":"en","ordinal":1,"pronunciations":[{"audio":{"flac":"A05/A0536900/A0536900.flac","mpeg":"A05/A0536900/A0536900.mp3","ogg":"A05/A0536900/A0536900.ogg","wav":"A05/A0536900/A0536900.wav"},"id":"5568070d000000027c006e2d","ipa":{"text":"ˈæn tɪk"},"phonetic":{"boldIndices":[0,1],"html":"an-tik","text":"an-tik"}}],"region":"us"}],"slug":"antic","source":"dcom","type":"dcom"}],"type":"dcom"},{"entries":[{"createDate":"2010-11-26T12:25:28Z","headword":{"normalizedForm":"antic","standardForm":"antic"},"id":"4cefa7382ec629399f93dee5","lang":"en","modifyDate":"2010-11-26T12:25:28Z","ngrams":{"allLetters":true,"forward":"antic","groups":["a","c","i","n","t"],"numLetters":5,"reverse":"citna","subwordTokens":["antic","ntic","tic","ic","c"]},"normalizedLetter":"a","ordinal":1,"origin":{"source":"collins","text":"C16: from Italian antico something ancient, or grotesque (from its application to fantastic carvings found in ruins of ancient Rome); see _antique","type":"etymology"},"partOfSpeechBlocks":[{"definitions":[{"id":"4c1126c607052a2826044dbc","label":"archaic","ordinal":1,"tags":[{"tag":"Arts:Performing_Arts:Theatre","type":"subject-field"}],"text":"an actor in a ludicrous or grotesque part; clown; buffoon"}],"ordinal":1,"partOfSpeech":"noun"},{"definitions":[{"id":"4ca45a471708d2fb9b6b7e31","label":"archaic","ordinal":1,"tags":[{"tag":"General:General_Language:General_Language_Term","type":"subject-field"}],"text":"fantastic; grotesque"}],"ordinal":2,"partOfSpeech":"adjective"}],"pronunciationSets":[{"ordinal":1,"pronunciations":[{"ipa":{"text":"ˈæntɪk"}}]}],"slug":"antic","source":"collins","type":"british"}],"type":"british"}],"meta":{"arg":"antic","requestId":"DFFzkMs77pY1yaT0J7fd1","requestStatus":"fulfilled"}},{"type":"fetchSpellSuggestions/fulfilled","payload":{"data":{"lunaWithSlug":[{"displayForm":"Attic","slug":"attic"},{"displayForm":"Attic","slug":"attic"},{"displayForm":"antic","slug":"antic"},{"displayForm":"antic","slug":"antic"},{"displayForm":"ontic","slug":"ontic"},{"displayForm":"Antioch","slug":"antioch"},{"displayForm":"Antioch","slug":"antioch"},{"displayForm":"Antifa","slug":"antifa"},{"displayForm":"-atic","slug":"atic"},{"displayForm":"-atic","slug":"atic"}],"tunaWithSlug":[{"displayForm":"antic","slug":"antic"},{"displayForm":"antics","slug":"antics"},{"displayForm":"entice","slug":"entice"},{"displayForm":"mantic","slug":"mantic"},{"displayForm":"attic","slug":"attic"},{"displayForm":"optic","slug":"optic"},{"displayForm":"otic","slug":"otic"},{"displayForm":"tic","slug":"tic"},{"displayForm":"untie","slug":"untie"},{"displayForm":"until","slug":"until"}]}},"meta":{"arg":{"word":"Antic"},"requestId":"HgI87xgTXtdDhlhBVgJIi","requestStatus":"fulfilled"}}]},"actionData":null,"errors":null}

antic

Example Sentences

Related Words