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humour
[ hyoo-mer ]
/ ˈhyu mər /
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noun, verb (used with object) Chiefly British.
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usage note for humour
See -or1.
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British Dictionary definitions for humour
humour
US humor
/ (ˈhjuːmə) /
noun
verb (tr)
to attempt to gratify; indulgehe humoured the boy's whims
to adapt oneself toto humour someone's fantasies
Derived forms of humour
humourful or US humorful, adjectivehumourless or US humorless, adjectivehumourlessness or US humorlessness, nounWord Origin for humour
C14: from Latin humor liquid; related to Latin ūmēre to be wet, Old Norse vökr moist, Greek hugros wet
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