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Humour has 9 different meanings across 2 categories:

Noun · Verb

Definitions
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"

2

a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter

"The comedian's sharp wit and clever wordplay created a perfect humour that had the entire audience laughing."

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"

4

the liquid parts of the body

"The surgeon drained the excess fluid from his abdomen to relieve the pressure on his internal organs."

5

the quality of being funny

"I fail to see the humor in it"

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"

7

The quality of being amusing, comical, funny.

"The comedy show was full of humour that had everyone laughing out loud."

In plain English: Humor is something that makes people laugh by being funny or silly.

"She has excellent humour and always knows how to make everyone laugh at dinner parties."

Usage: Use humour to describe an inherent quality or trait that makes something amusing rather than describing the act of laughing itself. This noun often functions as a synonym for wit but specifically refers to the capacity to perceive what is ridiculous or entertaining in life.

Verb
1

put into a good mood

"The comedian's jokes were so funny that they managed to put everyone in a good humour."

2

To pacify by indulging.

"The manager decided to humour his irritable client by agreeing to the unreasonable deadline, hoping it would calm him down."

Example Sentences
"She has excellent humour and always knows how to make everyone laugh at dinner parties." noun
"His dry humour often makes the whole room laugh during dinner parties." noun
"The comedian's special was filled with clever wordplay and sharp social commentary on modern humour." noun
"She decided to lighten the mood by sharing a few jokes that showcased her unique sense of humour." noun
See Also
indulge humours humidity unani metajoke facetious pantagogue humorally
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
feeling message body substance quality playfulness gratify
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
peeve sulk good humor ill humor jeu d'esprit bon mot esprit de l'escalier pungency sarcasm repartee joke caricature cartoon fun ribaldry topper aqueous humor vitreous humor endolymph perilymph extracellular fluid intracellular fluid juice karyolymph milk amniotic fluid blood serum chyle lymph semen ink secretion black bile yellow bile lochia pus spinal fluid comicality

Origin

The English word humour comes from Latin hūmor, which originally meant a liquid or moisture. Its modern sense of mood developed in ancient medicine, linking personality traits to fluids circulating within the body.

Rhyming Words
our nour your cour hour jour lour dour four tour sour pour stour ofour odour flour clour scour glour amour
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