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humour (verb)

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  • 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 — (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

  • humour — [[t]hju͟ːmə(r)[/t]] ♦♦♦ humours, humouring, humoured (in AM, use humor) 1) N UNCOUNT: supp N You can refer to the amusing things that people say as their humour. → See also sense of humour Her humour and determination were a source of inspiration …   English 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 — (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 — 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

  • do verb — 1. general. Do is one of the most productive and complex verbs in English, although a great deal of its use comes naturally to speakers of English as a first language. Essentially, do has two functions: (1) as an ordinary verb (I am doing my… …   Modern English usage

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