humor Synonyms
Another word for humor
• noun (Context 1)
The quality of being amusing, comic, or funny, especially as expressed in literature, speech, or everyday situations.
"The novel uses gentle comedy to explore the complexities of family life."
• noun (Context 2)
The ability to perceive, appreciate, or express what is funny or amusing.
"Her quick sense of wit helped ease the tension during the difficult negotiation."
• verb (Context 3)
To comply with the wishes, whims, or ideas of someone in order to keep them content or avoid conflict, regardless of how unreasonable they may seem.
"She decided to indulge her younger brother by listening patiently to his elaborate story."
• noun (Context 4)
A temporary state of mind, mood, or temperament.
"The coach was in a foul mood after the team lost the championship game."
• noun (Context 5)
In ancient and medieval physiology, any of the four cardinal bodily fluids (blood, phlegm, yellow bile, and black bile) once believed to determine a person's physical health and temperament, or a fluid such as the aqueous or vitreous humor of the eye.
"The ophthalmologist measured the pressure of the aqueous fluid inside the patient's eye."
Opposites of humor
The opposite of humor shifts depending on context. Common opposites include: