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Definition: Meaning of, humour in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈhjuːmə /

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[British English] [] [uncountable]
  1. the ability or tendency to think that things are funny, or funny things you say that show you have this ability
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  2. the quality in something that makes it funny and makes people laugh
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  3. in a good/an ill/a bad humour formal in a good or bad mood
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  4. out of humour British English old-fashioned in a bad mood
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Prsesent Past Past Participle
humour humoured humoured
Present Participle Third Person Singular
humouring humours
[British English] [] [transitive]
  1. to do what someone wants or to pretend to agree with them so that they do not become upset
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humour used in phrases

  • aqueous humour (noun)
    1. the limpid fluid within the eyeball between the cornea and the lens
  • black humour (noun)
    1. jokes or funny stories that deal with the unpleasant parts of human life
  • gallows humour (noun)
    1. humour which makes very unpleasant or dangerous things seem funny
  • good humour (noun)
    1. a happy, friendly character or attitude to life
  • ill humour (noun)
    1. an angry and disagreeable mood
  • sense of humour (noun)
    1. and being able to express the trait of appreciating the humorous
  • vitreous humour (noun)
    1. the clear colourless transparent jelly that fills the posterior chamber of the eyeball
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