humour - Meaning in Punjabi

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humour - Meaning in Punjabi

humour Word Forms & Inflections

Definitions and Meaning of humour in English

humour noun

1. the trait of appreciating (and being able to express) the humorous

   Synonyms

   humor, sense of humor, sense of humour, sense of humour

   Examples

   • "she didn't appreciate my humor"
   • "you can't survive in the army without a sense of humor"
2. the quality of being funny

   Synonyms

   humor

   Example

   • "I fail to see the humor in it"
3. the liquid parts of the body

   Synonyms

   bodily fluid, body fluid, humor, liquid body substance

4. (Middle Ages) one of the four fluids in the body whose balance was believed to determine your emotional and physical state

   Synonyms

   humor

   Example

   • "the humors are blood and phlegm and yellow and black bile"
5. a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter

   Synonyms

   humor, wit, wit, wit, witticism, wittiness

6. a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling

   Synonyms

   humor, mood, temper

   Examples

   • "he was in a bad humor"
   • "whether he praised or cursed me depended on his temper at the time"

humour verb

1. put into a good mood

   Synonyms

   humor

Synonyms of humour

• humor, sense of humor, sense of humour
• humor
• bodily fluid, body fluid, humor, liquid body substance
• humor
• humor, wit, witticism, wittiness
• humor, mood, temper
• humor

Description

Humour or humor is the tendency of 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.

Also see "Humour" on Wikipedia

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