humor

wit, humor, irony, sarcasm, satire, repartee mean a mode of expression intended to arouse amusement.

wit suggests the power to evoke laughter by remarks showing verbal felicity or ingenuity and swift perception especially of the incongruous.

humor implies an ability to perceive the ludicrous, the comical, and the absurd in human life and to express these usually without bitterness.

irony applies to a manner of expression in which the intended meaning is the opposite of what is seemingly expressed.

sarcasm applies to expression frequently in the form of irony that is intended to cut or wound.

satire applies to writing that exposes or ridicules conduct, doctrines, or institutions either by direct criticism or more often through irony, parody, or caricature.

repartee implies the power of answering quickly, pointedly, or wittily.

indulge, pamper, humor, spoil, baby, mollycoddle mean to show undue favor to a person's desires and feelings.

indulge implies excessive compliance and weakness in gratifying another's or one's own desires.

pamper implies inordinate gratification of desire for luxury and comfort with consequent enervating effect.

humor stresses a yielding to a person's moods or whims.

spoil stresses the injurious effects on character by indulging or pampering.

baby suggests excessive care, attention, or solicitude.

mollycoddle suggests an excessive degree of care and attention to another's health or welfare.