humor B1 Topic:Emotions & Feelings Also spelled humour and humours US /ˈhjuːmɚ/ UK /hjuː.mə(ɹ)/ See IPA manual Freq #4107 Meanings 1 noun The quality of being funny or amusing. I fail to see the humor in it. 2 noun The ability to find things funny and to make others laugh. She has a great sense of humor. 3 verb To go along with someone's wishes to keep them happy or avoid an argument. I know you don't believe me, but humor me for a minute. 4 noun A person's mood or state of feeling. He was in a particularly bad humor that afternoon. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · the quality of being funny... humour 2 noun · the ability to find things... humoursense of humor 4 noun · a person's mood or state of... temper Word family Forms humoredhumoringhumors Common collocations aqueous humor Adjective + noun Topics Emotions & Feelings Actions & Processes External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # humor **Type:** Word **Level:** B1 **Part of speech:** noun, verb **IPA (US):** /ˈhjuːmɚ/ **IPA (UK):** /hjuː.mə(ɹ)/ **Frequency rank:** 4107 ## Meanings 1. The quality of being funny or amusing. 2. The ability to find things funny and to make others laugh. 3. To go along with someone's wishes to keep them happy or avoid an argument. 4. A person's mood or state of feeling. ## Examples - I fail to see the humor in it. - She has a great sense of humor. - I know you don't believe me, but humor me for a minute. - He was in a particularly bad humor that afternoon. ## Topics - Emotions & Feelings - Actions & Processes markdown