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# humour

noun (humour — uncountable; a sense of humour); verb (humour, humours, humoured, humouring)

«humour» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. The quality of being funny: «The book is full of humour». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/humour/#m1)
2. The ability to see what is funny and to laugh: «a good sense of humour». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/humour/#m2)
3. (verb) To go along with what someone wants to keep them happy, even if you don't agree: «Just humour him». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/humour/#m3)
4. (old) A mood: «in a good humour». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/humour/#m4)

### In the lessons

In reading and writing: writers use humour (jokes, puns, silly situations) to entertain. Kind humour makes everyone laugh; hurtful «humour» at someone's expense is unkind. Phrases: «sense of humour», «good humour», «dry humour», «toilet humour».

### Examples

- My dad has a great sense of humour. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/humour/#x1)
- The story is full of humour and surprises. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/humour/#x2)
- We use humour to cheer each other up. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/humour/#x3)
- He took the joke with good humour. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/humour/#x4)
- Just humour Grandpa and listen to his old stories again. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/humour/#x5)
- Her humour is clever and kind. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/humour/#x6)
- “Dance away, my little man,” said Peter, who was in high good humour. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/humour/#x7)

### Note

Spelling: «humour» in British, Irish, Canadian, Australian and NZ English; «humor» in American English. Adjective: humorous (no u after o in any spelling!). Uncountable: «a lot of humour», not «humours» (except the old medical idea of four humours).

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «humour» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/humour/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«humour» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/humour.html) on Mova free.