humor

UK /hjuː.mə(ɹ)/ US /ˈhjuːmɚ/

noun 1verb 1

Definitions

noun

US spelling of humour.

He was in a particularly vile humor that afternoon.

For some days a fistula lacrymalis had come into my left eye, which discharged an humour, when pressed, that portended danger.

verb

US spelling of humour.

I know you don't believe my story, but humor me for a minute and imagine it to be true.

Collocations

ADJ.

all, bad, bound, full, good, great, new, sick

She has a great humor about life that makes everyone around her feel better.

VERB + HUMOR

am, called, play, sense, type

I don't play humor well when I'm feeling stressed about work deadlines.

HUMOR + NOUN

afternoon, morning, proposition

His dark humor proposition about the broken elevator made everyone laugh despite their frustration.

PREP.

in, in, out

She appreciated his ability to find humor in even the most difficult situations.

ADV.

largely, mysteriously, particularly

Her dark humor particularly appealed to people who appreciated witty, irreverent jokes.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — the trait of appreciating (and being able to express) the hu

humour

noun — the quality of being funny

humour

noun — the liquid parts of the body

humour

noun — (Middle Ages) one of the four fluids in the body whose balan

humour

noun — a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has

wit
humour
witticism
wittiness

noun — a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of

verb — put into a good mood

humour

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

gallows humor

A form of comedy that still manages to be humorous in the face of, and in response to, a tragic or hopeless situation.

1931, "German Falstaff" (review of The Mirror of Fools by Alfred Neumann), Time, 16 Jan., Author Neumann defiantly admits why he wrote this historical-romantic farce: "Because I wa

locker room humor

A type of humor involving jokes about crude and sexual topics.

Example Bank

He was in a particularly vile humor that afternoon.

Wiktionary

For some days a fistula lacrymalis had come into my left eye, which discharged an humour, when pressed, that portended danger.

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The humor of my proposition appealed more strongly to Miss Trevor than I had looked for, and from that time forward she became her old self again; for, even after she had conquered her love for the Ce

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I know you don't believe my story, but humor me for a minute and imagine it to be true.

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You have a good sense of humor.

Tatoeba · #16344

Your sense of humor is beginning to exert itself.

Tatoeba · #17339

Usage Notes

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