HUMOUR

/ˈhjuː.mə(ɹ)/ ► audio Scrabble 11 Words With Friends 13

Definition

  1. verb put into a good mood. — synonyms: humor
  2. noun a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling. — synonyms: temper, mood, humor
  3. noun a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter. — synonyms: wit, humor, witticism, wittiness
  4. noun (Middle Ages) one of the four fluids in the body whose balance was believed to determine your emotional and physical state. — synonyms: humor
  5. noun the liquid parts of the body. — synonyms: liquid_body_substance, bodily_fluid, body_fluid, humor
  6. noun the quality of being funny. — synonyms: humor
  7. noun the trait of appreciating (and being able to express) the humorous. — synonyms: humor, sense_of_humor, sense_of_humour

Examples

  • “She has a great sense of humour, and I always laugh a lot whenever we get together.”
  • “He was in a particularly vile humour that afternoon.”
  • “I know you don't believe my story, but humour me for a minute and imagine it to be true.”

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