humor
The ability to make people smile or laugh.
The quality of being amusing, entertaining, or able to make people laugh.
The way someone feels at a certain time.
A person's current mood, feeling, or state of mind.
To do what someone wants so they stay happy.
To comply with someone's wishes or ideas, often to keep them happy or avoid conflict.
- Base: humor
- Plural: humor, humors
- Base: humor
- 3rd Person Singular: humors
- Present Participle: humoring
- Past: humored
dark humor
1Comedy about serious topics
Jokes about serious or sad things, like death or illness.
- The movie uses dark humor to talk about war.
- His dark humor can upset some people.
dry humor
1Subtle, expressionless comedy style
Jokes told in a serious way without showing feeling.
- Her dry humor makes it hard to know if she’s joking.
- I love his dry humor—it’s so clever.
gallows humor
1Joking about hopeless situations
Making jokes about very bad or dangerous situations.
- Rescue workers often rely on gallows humor to cope with stress.
- The soldiers shared gallows humor before the battle.
in good humor
1In a happy, pleasant mood
Feeling happy and pleasant.
- He arrived in good humor despite the long trip.
- Everyone was in good humor after the win.
sense of humor
1Ability to find things funny
The ability to enjoy or tell jokes and funny things.
- She has a great sense of humor and always makes me laugh.
- A good sense of humor helps in difficult situations.