humor
noun/ˈhjuːmə(r)/
/ˈhjuːmər/
(US English) (British English humour)
- [uncountable] the quality in something that makes it funny; the ability to laugh at things that are funny
- It was a story full of gentle humor.
- She ignored his feeble attempt at humor.
- They failed to see the humor of the situation.
- I can't stand people with no sense of humor.
- to have a dry/keen/wicked/wry sense of humor
- She smiled with a rare flash of humor.
- She has her very own brand of humor.
- The movie is only funny if you appreciate French humor (= things that cause French people to laugh).
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- [countable, uncountable] (formal) the state of your feelings or mind at a particular time
- to be in the best of humors
- The meeting dissolved in ill humor.
- out of humor to be out of humor (= in a bad mood)
- The remarks were made in good humor.
- [countable] (old use) one of the four liquids that were thought in the past to be in a person’s body and to influence health and character
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