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Detailed Synonyms for humor in English

humor:

humor [the ~] noun, American

  1. the humor
    the mood; the frame of mind; the temper; the humour; the humor
  2. the humor
    the mood; the humour; the state of mind; the temper; the humor
  3. the humor
    the humour; the humor
    • humour [the ~] noun, British
    • humor [the ~] noun, American
  4. the humor
    – the trait of appreciating (and being able to express) the humorous 1
    the humour; the sense of humour; the humor; the sense of humor
    – the trait of appreciating (and being able to express) the humorous 1
    • humour [the ~] noun, British
    • sense of humour [the ~] noun, British
    • humor [the ~] noun, American
      • she didn't appreciate my humor1
    • sense of humor [the ~] noun, American
      • you can't survive in the army without a sense of humor1
  5. the humor
    – the quality of being funny 1
    the humour; the humor
    – the quality of being funny 1
    • humour [the ~] noun, British
    • humor [the ~] noun, American
      • I fail to see the humor in it1
  6. the humor
    – the liquid parts of the body 1
    the humour; the bodily fluid; the humor; the liquid body substance; the body fluid
    – the liquid parts of the body 1
  7. the humor
    – (Middle Ages) one of the four fluids in the body whose balance was believed to determine your emotional and physical state 1
    the humour; the humor
    – (Middle Ages) one of the four fluids in the body whose balance was believed to determine your emotional and physical state 1
    • humour [the ~] noun, British
    • humor [the ~] noun, American
      • the humors are blood and phlegm and yellow and black bile1
  8. the humor
    – a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter 1
    the humour; the wit; the witticism; the wittiness; the humor
    – a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter 1
  9. the humor
    – a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling 1
    the mood; the temper; the humour; the humor
    – a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling 1
    • mood [the ~] noun
    • temper [the ~] noun
      • whether he praised or cursed me depended on his temper at the time1
    • humour [the ~] noun, British
    • humor [the ~] noun, American
      • he was in a bad humor1

humor verb, American

  1. humor
    – put into a good mood 1
    to humour; humor
    – put into a good mood 1
    • humour verb, British (humours, humoured, humouring)
    • humor verb, American

Alternate Synonyms for "humor":


Related Definitions for "humor":

  1. the trait of appreciating (and being able to express) the humorous1
    • she didn't appreciate my humor1
  2. the quality of being funny1
    • I fail to see the humor in it1
  3. the liquid parts of the body1
  4. (Middle Ages) one of the four fluids in the body whose balance was believed to determine your emotional and physical state1
    • the humors are blood and phlegm and yellow and black bile1
  5. a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter1
  6. a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling1
    • he was in a bad humor1
  7. put into a good mood1

Related Synonyms for humor