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Meaning of "humor" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF HUMOR

humor  [ˈhjuːmə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HUMOR

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Humor is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES HUMOR MEAN IN ENGLISH?

humor

Humour

Humour or humor is the tendency of particular cognitive experiences to provoke laughter and provide amusement. The term derives from the humoral medicine of the ancient Greeks, which taught that the balance of fluids in the human body, known as humours, controlled human health and emotion. People of all ages and cultures respond to humour. Most people are able to experience humour—i.e., to be amused, to smile or laugh at something funny—and thus are considered to have a sense of humour. The hypothetical person lacking a sense of humour would likely find the behaviour induced by humour to be inexplicable, strange, or even irrational. Though ultimately decided by personal taste, the extent to which a person finds something humorous depends on a host of variables, including geographical location, culture, maturity, level of education, intelligence and context. For example, young children may favour slapstick such as Punch and Judy puppet shows or cartoons such as Tom and Jerry, whose purely physical nature makes it more accessible to them.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH HUMOR


antitumor
ˌæntɪˈtjuːmə
assumer
əˈsjuːmə
consumer
kənˈsjuːmə
costumer
ˈkɒstjuːmə
dishumour
dɪsˈhjuːmə
exhumer
eksˈhjuːmə
fumer
ˈfjuːmə
humour
ˈhjuːmə
inhumer
ɪnˈhjuːmə
neurohumor
ˌnjʊərəʊˈhjuːmə
nonconsumer
ˌnɒnkənˈsjuːmə
outhumor
ˌaʊtˈhjuːmə
perfumer
pəˈfjuːmə
pneuma
ˈnjuːmə
presumer
prɪˈzjuːmə
prosumer
prəˈsjuːmə
puma
ˈpjuːmə
resumer
rɪˈzjuːmə
stumer
ˈstjuːmə
tumour
ˈtjuːmə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HUMOR

humogen
humongous
humoral
humoralism
humoralist
humorally
humoresque
humorful
humorist
humoristic
humorless
humorlessly
humorlessness
humorous
humorously
humorousness
humorsome
humour
humourful
humourless

WORDS THAT END LIKE HUMOR

antiarmor
armor
black humor
confirmor
cremor
earth tremor
East Timor
enamor
Fermor
gimmor
glamor
Leigh Fermor
mor
omnia vincit amor
Portuguese Timor
rumor
Tadmor
termor
Timor
tremor

Synonyms and antonyms of humor in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «humor» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HUMOR

Find out the translation of humor to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of humor from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «humor» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

幽默
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

humor
570 millions of speakers

English

humor
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

हास्य
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الفكاهة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

юмор
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

humor
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ধাত
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

humour
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Humor
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Humor
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ユーモア
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

유머
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Humor
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

hài hước
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நகைச்சுவை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

विनोद
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

mizah
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

umorismo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

humor
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

гумор
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

umor
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

χιούμορ
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

humor
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

humor
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

humor
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of humor

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HUMOR»

The term «humor» is very widely used and occupies the 1.093 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HUMOR» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about humor

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10 QUOTES WITH «HUMOR»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word humor.
1
Jensen Ackles
There are just certain things that turn my head. It may be a girl's sense of humor, it may be her wit, or her belief system; it could be a lot of different things.
2
Nicole Appleton
I find intelligence sexy. I find a sense of humor sexy. I find sensitivity sexy.
3
Sergio Aragones
Suspense is very important. Even though this is humor and they're short stories, that theory of building suspense is still there.
4
Katie Aselton
Okay, sense of humor: plus one. Being able to laugh at yourself: plus one. Being able to laugh at other people without being mean: plus one. Vanity: minus one.
5
Steven Bochco
'Hill Street,' because of the wacky nature of many of our characters, really allowed us to indulge a kind of cheek-to-jowl juxtaposition of high drama with very low humor.
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Rita Mae Brown
Humor comes from self-confidence.
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Carol Burnett
Everybody I know who is funny, it's in them. You can teach timing, or some people are able to tell a joke, though I don't like to tell jokes. But I think you have to be born with a sense of humor and a sense of timing.
8
Steve Buscemi
I just like playing interesting, complex, complicated characters. I like films that also have an element of humor.
9
Emanuel Celler
Roosevelt's humor was broad, his manner friendly. Of wit there was little; of philosophy, none. What did he possess? Intuition, inspiration, love of adventure.
10
Madonna Ciccone
Be strong, believe in freedom and in God, love yourself, understand your sexuality, have a sense of humor, masturbate, don't judge people by their religion, color or sexual habits, love life and your family.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HUMOR»

Discover the use of humor in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to humor and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Psychology of Humor: An Integrative Approach
This is a singly authored monograph that provides in one source, a summary of information researchers might wish to know about research into the psychology of humor.
Rod A. Martin, 2010
2
An Anatomy of Humor
People experience humor daily through television, newspapers, literature, and contact with others. Rarely do social researchers analyze humor or try to determine what makes it such a dominating force in our lives.
Arthur Asa Berger
3
Engaging Humor
Exploring the structure, motives, and meanings of humor in everyday life
Elliott Oring, 2008
4
Inside Jokes: Using Humor to Reverse-engineer the Mind
Why do we spend so much of our time passing on amusing anecdotes, making wisecracks,watching The Simpsons? In Inside Jokes, Matthew Hurley, DanielDennett, and Reginald Adams offer an evolutionary and cognitive perspective.
Matthew M. Hurley, Daniel Clement Dennett, Reginald B. Adams, 2011
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Comic Relief: A Comprehensive Philosophy of Humor
Comic Relief goes a great way toward ameliorating this injustice. In it, noted philosophical humor writer John Morreall develops a comprehensive theory that integrates psychological, aesthetic, and ethical issues relating to humor.
John Morreall, 2011
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Linguistic Theories of Humor
At the end he stuffs all the various approaches to verbal humor into linguistic theory as a whole. Nobody gets it, see, so he tells them to buy the book. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Salvatore Attardo, 1994
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Good Humor, Bad Taste: A Sociology of the Joke
Using a combination of interview materials, survey data, and historical materials, this book explores the relationship between humor and gender, age, regional background, and especially, humor and social class in the Netherlands.
Giselinde Kuipers, 2006
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Comic Effects: Interdisciplinary Approaches to Humor in ...
Lewis (English, Boston College) argues for an interdisciplinary approach to the study of humor, noting that sociologists and psychologists, and writers and performers share an interest, but bring very different tools to the field.
Paul Lewis, 1989
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Writing Humor: Creativity and the Comic Mind
The professor of writing analyzes short fiction, sketches, essays, and scripts to discover the secrets of humorous writing and then offers aspiring writers practical advice on how to write humor, comedy, satire, parody, and nonsense.
Mary Ann Rishel, 2002
10
Humor in Interaction
The occasioning of self-disclosure humor / Susan M. Ervin-Tripp & Martin Lampert -- Direct address as a resource for humor / Neal R. Norrick & Claudia Bubel -- An interactional approach to irony development / Helga Kotthoff -- Multimodal ...
Neal R. Norrick, Delia Chiaro, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HUMOR»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term humor is used in the context of the following news items.
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SEC coaches bring the humor to Media Days - Houston Chronicle
Few college football coaches can deliver the one-liner like South Carolina's Steve Spurrier. However, several of his SEC cohorts tried their ... «Chron.com, Jul 15»
2
VIDEO: Musical Comedy Web Series MERCE Brings Humor to Life …
Being single, middle-aged and HIV+ in New York City isn't always easy, but Merce couldn't be happier! Hailed as "Seinfield with HIV" by Poz ... «Broadway World, Jul 15»
3
Cuba Gets a Needed Dose of Political Humor - Havana Times.org
Political humor made its way into Cuba without a warning and without asking for permission, joking about things that up until now had been ... «Havana Times, Jul 15»
4
Educator uses humor to take awkwardness out of 'the talk' | The …
Humor writer Joe Garden, co-host of "The Wonderful World of Boning". Sex-ed comedy. STUDIO 35 CINEMA AND DRAFTHOUSE, 3055 ... «Columbus Dispatch, Jul 15»
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Liza Donnelly: Humor is political cartoonist's tool for social change …
Liza Donnelly will speak today at 5:30 p.m. at the Norman Rockwell Museum, on Route 183 in Stockbridge, as part of "Comic Relief: Art, Life, ... «Berkshire Eagle, Jul 15»
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McKeesport public servant remembered for dedication, sense of …
That sense of humor was well-known. “Harry was a character who had a rich life, unique experiences and a legion of friends and associates,” ... «Tribune-Review, Jul 15»
7
Fowl humor: Chicken joke inspires salad for a cause - Oak Leaves
Chicken salad with hardboiled eggs, corn, red peppers, barley, chickpeas, blue cheese and a popcorn treat. Chicken salad with hardboiled ... «Chicago Tribune, Jul 15»
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Writer Finds Humor Amid Sadness Of Mom's Alzheimer's | CPR
Steve Knopper and his mom, Dorothy, at Balfour Cherrywood Village, an assisted living facility in Louisville. (Courtesy Steve Knopper). «Colorado Public Radio, Jul 15»
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Rep. Noon remembered for hard work, sense of humor - Journal …
SPRINGVALE — When William “Bill” Noon was first running for the Maine Legislature in 2012, he was asked about his priorities for the state ... «Biddeford Journal Tribune, Jul 15»
10
Internet Celebrates the Pluto Flyby With Humor and Photoshop
It's official - nothing and no one escapes from the Internet's sense of humor and its favorite tool of mischief, Photoshop. So naturally, when news ... «NDTV, Jul 15»

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