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Humour

/ˈhjuːmə/

Humour (فكاهة أو مزاج) — illustrated meaning of the English word Humour on GL Dictionary

Meaning of Humour

The quality of being amusing; a person's mood.

ما معنى كلمة Humour بالعربي؟

فكاهة أو مزاج

فكاهة أو مزاج — humour (British) = humor؛ روح الدعابة 😄

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Synonyms & related words

comedywitfunninessjestfunmoodtemperindulge

Humour in a sentence

Humour improved recall in the memory study.
Scientific/GL Research
Humour makes a brand feel human.
Business/GL Innovation
Humour is no defence in a defamation case.
Legal/GL Patent
A sense of humour helps learners cope with mistakes.
Educational/GL Training

Origin of Humour

From Old French humour 'fluid', from Latin humor 'moisture'; the sense moved to mood and then to funniness.

In the Genetic Learning (GL) context

In Genetic Learning work led by Naif Talal Al-Essa, humour is the British spelling of humor. GL British texts use humour to keep lessons friendly.

Humour audio micro-course (transcript)

Three short podcasts about “Humour”. Listen with the interactive player.

Podcast 1 — Introduction & meaning

Narrator: Humour is a noun, two syllables: HUE-mour, IPA /ˈhjuːmə/ — the quality of being amusing, or the ability to appreciate and express what is funny.

Narrator: In plain English, his humour saved the meeting; British humour is often dry; she has a wicked sense of humour.

Narrator: From Latin humor fluid — medieval medicine linked humours to temperament; Shakespeare played on humour; today humour spans satire, banter, and memes.

Narrator: Editors tone down humour in obituaries; comics trade in observational humour; HR warns humour can offend at work.

Narrator: British sitcoms export humour worldwide; classrooms debate humour in essays; brands risk humour that ages badly.

Narrator: Register ranges from casual banter to literary criticism. Tone is light, sometimes sharp or ironic.

Narrator: Wit is quicker; comedy is performance; humour is the shared human taste for the funny.

Narrator: Remember: humour is seriousness wearing a disguise.

Speaker A: His humour is so dry you miss the punchline twice.

Speaker B: Peak British. Example: She used humour to defuse the argument.

Speaker A: Humour versus humor spelling?

Speaker B: Same word — humour is British, humor is American print.

Speaker A: Synonyms?

Speaker B: Wit in columns. Comedy on stage. Humour is the umbrella taste.

Speaker A: Mistake?

Speaker B: Confusing humour with bullying — intent and audience matter.

Speaker A: Sense of humour?

Speaker B: Means you get the joke and can tell one back.

Speaker A: Black humour?

Speaker B: Dark topics, risky — not for every room.

Speaker B: Content prompts use humour for tone flags, moderation, and marketing copy — never vague funny without humour_level and audience_tag.

Speaker A: CMS UI?

Speaker B: Right. CMS UI:

Speaker B: Design a React editorial CMS with rose navigation bar and side panel tabs Drafts, Humour Tone, and Review. Tag posts with humour_level dry to slapstick. Wireframe before publish API.

Speaker A: Content schema?

Speaker B: Humour schema:

Speaker B: Draft PostgreSQL tables content_posts with post_id, humour_level, and audience_tag. Summarise schema before SQL — comment humour as editorial tone enum.

Speaker A: HR handbook?

Speaker B: Humour policy:

Speaker B: Build an HR handbook section on appropriate humour at work with examples and escalation path. Chart.js optional for reports. Navigation must label Workplace Humour. Post JSON fixtures first.

Speaker A: Accounting campaign?

Speaker B: Humour A/B:

Speaker B: Create an accounting marketing dashboard comparing email open rates by humour_level variant. Export sample humour-variant rules.

Speaker A: Greenfield chatbot?

Speaker B: Humour guard:

Speaker B: Generate a support chatbot system prompt clamping humour_level to neutral for billing tickets. Outline humour_level middleware before LLM call.

Speaker A: Theme tokens?

Speaker B: Rose editorial:

Speaker B: Implement light and dark themes using CSS variables neutral surfaces and humour-rose chips on humour_level slapstick rows only. Export theme JSON documenting humour-rose classes.

Speaker A: So humour needs humour_level.

Speaker B: Right — audience_tag required.

Frequently asked questions about Humour

What does Humour mean?

The quality of being amusing; a person's mood.

ما معنى كلمة Humour بالعربي؟

فكاهة أو مزاج — فكاهة أو مزاج — humour (British) = humor؛ روح الدعابة 😄

How do you pronounce Humour?

Humour is pronounced /ˈhjuːmə/ and is used as a noun / verb.

How is Humour used in a sentence?

Humour improved recall in the memory study.

What are synonyms of Humour?

comedy, wit, funniness, jest, fun, mood.

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