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HUMOUR Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com humour American [ hyoo -mer] / ˈhyu mər / noun Chiefly British. humor . humour British / ˈhjuːmə / noun the quality of being funny Also called: sense of humour . the ability to appreciate or express that which is humorous situations, speech, or writings that are thought to be humorous a state of mind; temper; mood ( in combination ) ill humour good humour temperament or disposition a caprice or whim any of various fluids in the body, esp the aqueous humour and vitreous humour Also called: cardinal humour . archaic any of the four bodily fluids (blood, phlegm, choler or yellow bile, melancholy or black bile) formerly thought to determine emotional and physical disposition in a bad mood "Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 verb to attempt to gratify; indulge he humoured the boy's whims to adapt oneself to to humour someone's fantasies "Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Spelling See -or 1 . Other Word Forms humourful adjective humourless adjective humourlessness noun Etymology Origin of humour C14: from Latin humor liquid; related to Latin ūmēre to be wet, Old Norse vökr moist, Greek hugros wet Example Sentences Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com. Banks, who is not standing in the Senedd election, said his comment was a "joke" and Plaid had "lost their sense of humour". From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026 The King's comments in Congress and at the White House's lavish banquet on Tuesday - mixing humour with history and a call for unity - also were widely praised. From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026 And doing it with humour hit all the sweet spots. From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026 There has been no official response from Ruto's government, but some Kenyans have defended him online, arguing that critics have misunderstood the intent of his remarks and missed the humour. From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026 ‘You have a strange sense of humour, girl. What are you laughing about?’ From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023 Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.