Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: humor
IPA transcription: [hj'umɚ]
Pronunciations of humor
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noun meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: wit, humor, humour, witticism, wittiness
    Meaning: a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter
  • Synonyms: humor, humour, sense_of_humor, sense_of_humour
    Meaning: the trait of appreciating (and being able to express) the humorous; "she didn't appreciate my humor"; "you can't survive in the army without a sense of humor"
  • Synonyms: temper, mood, humor, humour
    Meaning: a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling; "whether he praised or cursed me depended on his temper at the time"; "he was in a bad humor"
  • Synonyms: humor, humour
    Meaning: the quality of being funny; "I fail to see the humor in it"
verb meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: humor, humour
    Meaning: put into a good mood
Usage examples
  • This rather spoiled the general good humor.
  • It won't put you out much to humor your father!
  • I am in no laughing humor with this fear on me.
  • "It's been played on us till it's lost its humor."
  • When he smiled it was a grimace of pain, empty of humor.
  • "Correct," said Warner, who was in an uncommonly fine humor.
  • The weather was warm and sultry and put us both in a holiday humor.
  • "Absolute depression where the bump called 'sense of humor' ought to be.
  • The troubles of the morning seemed to fade away under the warmth of her humor.
  • His sense of humor is intense, but not of the hothouse, overdeveloped variety.
0. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Yao Ming, License CC BY-SA 4.0
1. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording The Cat in the Hat (film), License CC BY-SA 4.0
2. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording ToeJam & Earl, License CC BY-SA 4.0
3. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording SpongeBob SquarePants, License CC BY-SA 4.0
4. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Jim Henson, License CC BY-SA 4.0
5. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Billboard, License CC BY-SA 4.0
6. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Red vs. Blue, License CC BY-SA 4.0
7. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Scar (The Lion King), License CC BY-SA 4.0