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humour meaning and definition
Definition and meaning of humour at MeaningMonkey.org. humour meaning and definition in the English Dictionary.HUMOUR noun
Definition of humour (noun)
- a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling
- a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter
- (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"
- synonyms: humor
- the liquid parts of the body
- synonyms: bodily fluid, body fluid, humor, liquid body substance
- the quality of being funny
- "I fail to see the humor in it"
- synonyms: humor
- 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"
- synonyms: humor, sense of humor, sense of humour
HUMOUR verb
Definition of humour (verb)
- put into a good mood
- synonyms: humor
Source: Princeton University Wordnet