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–noun, verb (used with object), Chiefly British.

humor.

—Usage note See -or¹.

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n. & v. Chiefly British
Variant of humor.

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humour

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humour
noun
1.	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" [syn: temper]
2.	a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter [syn: wit]
3.	(Middle Ages) one of the four fluids in the body whose balance was believed to determine your emotional and physical state; "the humors are blood and phlegm and yellow and black bile" [syn: humor]
4.	the liquid parts of the body [syn: liquid body substance]
5.	the quality of being funny; "I fail to see the humor in it" [syn: humor]
6.	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" [syn: humor]
verb
1.	put into a good mood [syn: humor]

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humour1 [ˈhjuːmə] noun

the ability to amuse people; quickness to spot a joke
Example: He has a great sense of humour.

Arabic:	مِزاج مَرِح، ظَرافه
Chinese (Simplified):	幽默
Chinese (Traditional):	幽默
Czech:	humor
Danish:	humor
Estonian:	naljasoon
Finnish:	huumori
French:	humour
German:	der Humor
Greek:	χιούμορ
Icelandic:	skopskyn, kímnigáfa
Indonesian:	kemampuan menyenangkan
Italian:	umorismo
Japanese:	ユーモア

Latvian:	humors
Lithuanian:	humoras
Norwegian:	humor
Polish:	humor
Portuguese (Brazil):	humor
Portuguese (Portugal):	humor
Romanian:	umor
Russian:	чувство юмора
Slovak:	humor
Slovenian:	humor
Spanish:	humor
Swedish:	humor, skämtlynne
Turkish:	mizah yeteneği

humour2 [ˈhjuːmə] noun

the quality of being amusing
Example: the humour of the situation

Arabic:	المُضْحِك في الأمْر
Chinese (Simplified):	幽默感
Chinese (Traditional):	幽默感
Czech:	směšnost
Danish:	humor
Estonian:	koomika
Finnish:	koomisuus
French:	humour
German:	die Komik
Greek:	κωμικότητα
Icelandic:	fyndni
Indonesian:	segi humor
Italian:	comicità
Japanese:	おかしみ

Latvian:	humors; noskaņojums
Lithuanian:	juokingumas, komiškumas
Norwegian:	humor
Polish:	komizm
Portuguese (Brazil):	cômico
Portuguese (Portugal):	cómico
Romanian:	comic
Russian:	юмор
Slovak:	smiešnosť
Slovenian:	smešnost
Spanish:	comicidad, gracia
Swedish:	det komiska
Turkish:	gülünçlük

humour [ˈhjuːmə] verb

to please (someone) by agreeing with him or doing as he wishes
Example: There is no point in telling him he is wrong — just humour him instead.

Arabic:	يُلاطِف، يُسايِر
Chinese (Simplified):	迁就
Chinese (Traditional):	遷就
Czech:	vyhovět
Danish:	føje
Dutch:	in een goed humeur brengen
Estonian:	(kellegi) tujusid täitma
Finnish:	myötäillä
French:	ne pas contrarier
German:	jemandem seinen Willen lassen
Greek:	πηγαίνω με τα νερά κπ.
Icelandic:	sÿna undanlátssemi
Indonesian:	menyenangkan
Italian:	compiacere, assecondare

Japanese:	調子を合わせる
Latvian:	izdabāt; izpatikt
Lithuanian:	pataikauti, taikytis
Norwegian:	snakke noen etter munnen, føye
Polish:	udobruchać
Portuguese (Brazil):	fazer a vontade de
Portuguese (Portugal):	fazer a vontade
Romanian:	a face pe plac
Russian:	ублажать
Slovak:	vyhovieť
Slovenian:	sprijazniti se (s kom), pokaditi (komu)
Spanish:	complacer, consentir
Swedish:	blidka, göra ngn till viljes
Turkish:	suyuna gitmek, nazını çekmek