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humour (noun)

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  • humour — (US humor) ► NOUN 1) the quality of being amusing or comic. 2) a state of mind: her good humour vanished. 3) (also cardinal humour) historical each of four fluids of the body (blood, phlegm, yellow bile or choler, and black bile or melancholy),… …   English terms dictionary

  • aqueous humour — noun the limpid fluid within the eyeball between the cornea and the lens • Syn: ↑aqueous humor • Hypernyms: ↑liquid body substance, ↑bodily fluid, ↑body fluid, ↑humor, ↑humour * * * aqueous humour …   Useful english dictionary

  • vitreous humour — noun the clear colorless transparent jelly that fills the posterior chamber of the eyeball • Syn: ↑vitreous humor, ↑vitreous body • Hypernyms: ↑liquid body substance, ↑bodily fluid, ↑body fluid, ↑humor, ↑humour …   Useful english dictionary

  • humour — (US humor) noun 1》 the quality of being amusing, especially as expressed in literature or speech.     ↘the ability to appreciate or express humour. 2》 a state of mind: her good humour vanished.     ↘archaic an inclination or whim. 3》 (also… …   English new terms dictionary

  • humour — (BrE) (AmE humor) noun 1 amusing quality/ability to find things funny ADJECTIVE ▪ wry ▪ With wry humour, they laugh at their misfortunes. ▪ ironic, tongue in cheek ▪ self depr …   Collocations dictionary

  • humour — I UK [ˈhjuːmə(r)] / US [ˈhjumər] noun [uncountable] ** 1) a) the quality that makes a situation or entertainment funny a novel full of humour not see the humour in something (= not think something is funny): They laughed at things she didn t see… …   English dictionary

  • humour — 1 BrE, humor AmE noun 1 (U) the quality in something that makes it funny: Mr Thorne failed to see the humour in the situation. 2 (U) the way that a particular person or group find certain things amusing: English humour | sense of humour: Ackroyd… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • humour — 1. noun /ˈçjuː.mə(ɹ)/ a) Any of the fluids in an animal body, especially the four cardinal humours of blood, yellow bile, black bile and phlegm that were believed to control the health and mood of the human body. A humour is a liquid or fluent… …   Wiktionary

  • humour — /ˈhjumə / (say hyoohmuh) noun 1. the quality of being funny: the humour of a situation. 2. the faculty of perceiving what is amusing or comical: sense of humour. 3. the faculty of expressing the amusing or comical. 4. speech or writing showing… …  

  • humour*/ — [ˈhjuːmə] noun I 1) [U] the quality that makes something funny a novel that is full of humour[/ex] 2) [U] the ability to know when something is funny and to laugh at funny situations Sally is a friendly person with a great sense of humour.[/ex]… …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • humour — 1. noun 1) the humour of the situation Syn: comedy, funny side, hilarity, absurdity, ludicrousness, satire, irony 2) the stories are spiced up with humour Syn: jokes, jests, quips …   Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

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