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humor

UK

/ˈhjuːmə/

US

/ˈhjuːmər/

Translations

humornoun

humors

pl

His sense of humor always lightens the mood.

Его чувство юмора всегда поднимает настроение.

Additional translations

остроумие

Synonyms

funny business

lightheartedness

humorverb

humored

Past Simple

humored

Past Participle

humoring

Gerund

UK

/ˈhjuːmə/

US

/ˈhjuːmər/

потакать

She decided to humor him by listening to his stories.

Она решила потакать ему, слушая его истории.

Additional translations

ублажать

Synonyms

cater to

pander to

comply with

go along with

humour (alt. spelling)

kowtow to

bend to

humoradjective

UK

/ˈhjuːmə/

US

/ˈhjumər/

Used attributively to modify another noun, e.g. "humor column".

Synonyms

Definitions

humornoun

The quality of being amusing or entertaining.

Her humor always lightens the mood during meetings.

A mood or state of mind.

He was in a good humor after receiving the good news.

A fluid or juice of an animal or plant, especially one of the four fluids (blood, phlegm, yellow bile, and black bile) formerly believed to determine a person's physical and mental qualities by their relative proportions.

In medieval medicine, an imbalance of the humors was thought to cause illness.

humorverb

To comply with the wishes or ideas of someone in order to keep them content, even if you do not agree with them.

She decided to humor her friend by attending the event, even though she wasn't interested.

humoradjective

Intended to be funny or relating to comedy.

He writes a popular humor blog.