humor vs humour
Definitions
noun
- the trait of appreciating (and being able to express) the humorous
- a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling
- a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter
- the liquid parts of the body
- the quality of being funny
verb
- put into a good mood
Examples
Demos they may be but these Hazlewood rarities are rounded, rustic country songs: lustrous and lustful, quirkily and dryly humorous, yet poignant stories from the other side of love.
But if you're just play-acting, RP is all a bit of fun, along with the humorous OOC asides.
The critics are in awe of the play's fast, violent pacing, its tight structure and the humorous Scottish dialect.
Definitions
noun
- the trait of appreciating (and being able to express) the humorous
- a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling
- a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter
- the liquid parts of the body
- the quality of being funny
verb
- put into a good mood
Examples
I leaned a minute against a Corinthian column; I lamented that no pontiff arrived with victims and aruspices, of whom I might inquire, what, in the name of birds and garbage, put me so terribly out of humour! for you must know I was very near being disappointed, and began to think Piranesi and Paolo Panini had been a great deal too colossal in their view of this venerable structure.
Written with charm and humour, this is a touching, absorbing oddity of a book about love, grief, avarice and generosity.
It suggests a sense of humour, a willingness to make an effort, an aspiration towards the airy, healthy, beardless Scandinavian lifestyle.
