Meaning & Definition of Humour in English
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Humour
/hjumər/
noun
1. A characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling
- "Whether he praised or cursed me depended on his temper at the time"
- "He was in a bad humor"
synonym:
- temper,
- mood,
- humor,
- humour
2. A message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter
synonym:
- wit,
- humor,
- humour,
- witticism,
- wittiness
3. (middle ages) one of the four fluids in the body whose balance was believed to determine your emotional and physical state
- "The humors are blood and phlegm and yellow and black bile"
synonym:
- humor,
- humour
4. The liquid parts of the body
synonym:
- liquid body substance,
- bodily fluid,
- body fluid,
- humor,
- humour
5. The quality of being funny
- "I fail to see the humor in it"
synonym:
- humor,
- humour
6. The trait of appreciating (and being able to express) the humorous
- "She didn't appreciate my humor"
- "You can't survive in the army without a sense of humor"
synonym:
- humor,
- humour,
- sense of humor,
- sense of humour
verb
1. Put into a good mood
synonym:
- humor,
- humour
Examples of using
People with no humour are like meadows without flowers.
You don't understand British humour.
She doesn't understand British humour.