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hu·mor
 humor
- pronunciation:
- hyu
m
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- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a quality that evokes laughter or amusement.
- antonyms:
- humorlessness
- similar words:
- comedy, wit
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| definition 2: |
the ability to express, perceive, or understand what is funny or amusing.
She has a good sense of humor.- similar words:
- wit
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| definition 3: |
a mood, temperament, or state of mind.
in a bad humor- synonyms:
- mood, temper
- similar words:
- attitude, disposition, spirit, temperament, vein, will
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| definition 4: |
a capricious whim or fancy.
a passing humor- synonyms:
- caprice, fancy, notion, whim, whimsy
- similar words:
- crotchet, impulse, vagary
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| related words: |
frame, jest, morale, nature, notion |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
humored, humoring, humors |
| definition: |
to conform to the wishes or mood of.
Let's humor him today.- synonyms:
- indulge
- similar words:
- appease, cosset, mollify
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| related words: |
coddle, indulge, jolly, pacify, patronize |
| derivations: |
humorless (adj.), humorlessness (n.) |
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