humour : Idioms & Phrases

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aqueous humour

  • noun the limpid fluid within the eyeball between the cornea and the lens
    aqueous humor.
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black humour

  • noun the juxtaposition of morbid and farcical elements (in writing or drama) to give a disturbing effect
    black humor.
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good humour

  • noun a cheerful and agreeable mood
    good temper; good humor; amiability.
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good-humoured

  • adjective satellite disposed to please
    good-humored; amiable.
    • an amiable villain with a cocky sidelong grin"- Hal Hinson
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ill humour

  • noun an angry and disagreeable mood
    ill humor; distemper.
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ill-humoured

  • adjective satellite brusque and surly and forbidding
    gruff; ill-humored; crusty; curmudgeonly.
    • crusty remarks
    • a crusty old man
    • his curmudgeonly temper
    • gruff manner
    • a gruff reply
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sense of humour

  • noun the trait of appreciating (and being able to express) the humorous
    sense of humor; humor; humour.
    • she didn't appreciate my humor
    • you can't survive in the army without a sense of humor
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vitreous humour

  • noun the clear colorless transparent jelly that fills the posterior chamber of the eyeball
    vitreous humor; vitreous body.
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