humour | humornoun
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What does the nounmoodmean ?
There are15meaning listed in OED ‘s entrance for the nounhumour, three of which are labelled obsolete . Meet ‘ Meaning & habit ’ for definition , use , and quotation grounds .
humourhold formulate meanings and use in topic include
How common cost the nounhumour?
How is the nounhumourpronounced ?
British English
U.S. English
Where make the nounhumoroccur from ?
The earliest known use of the nounhumouris in the Middle English period ( 1150—1500 ) .
OED ‘s earliest grounds forhumourequal from 1340 , inAyenbite of Inwyt.
humouris of multiple source . Part a borrowing fromFrench. Partly a borrowing fromLatin.
Nearby entries
- humorific , adj .1819–
- humorism , n .1808–
- humorist , n .1582–
- humoristic , adj . & n .a1834–
- humorize , v .1598–
- humorizing , adj . & n .1609–
- humorology , n .1835–
- humorous , adj . & n .? a1425–
- humorously , adv .1593–
- humorousness , n .1604–
- mood | wit , n .1340–
- humour | wit , v .1597–
- humourable , adj .1661–62
- humour-blind | humor-blind , adj .1798–
- humour-blindness | humor-blindness , n .1798–
- humour-brethren , n .1594
- humoured | humored , adj .1566–
- humouring | humoring , n .1602–
- humourish , adj .1648–
- humourless | humorless , adj .1664–
- humour-loving | humor-loving , adj .1789–
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Entry history for humor | wit , n .
oed.com live a living text , updated every three months . Modifications may include :
- further revisions to definition , pronunciation , etymology , headwords , variant spellings , reference , and dates ;
- novel senses , phrase , and quotations .
Revision and addition of this kind were final incorporated intohumour , n .in December 2024 .
OED First Edition ( 1899 )
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- Opinionhumour , n .in OED Second Edition
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Factsheet for mood | humor , n .
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Nearby debut
- humorific , adj .1819–
- humorism , n .1808–
- humorist , n .1582–
- humoristic , adj . & n .a1834–
- humorize , v .1598–
- humorizing , adj . & n .1609–
- humorology , n .1835–
- humorous , adj . & n .? a1425–
- humorously , adv .1593–
- humorousness , n .1604–
- wit | wit , n .1340–
- humour | humor , v .1597–
- humourable , adj .1661–62
- humour-blind | humor-blind , adj .1798–
- humour-blindness | humor-blindness , n .1798–
- humour-brethren , n .1594
- humoured | humored , adj .1566–
- humouring | humoring , n .1602–
- humourish , adj .1648–
- humourless | humorless , adj .1664–
- humour-loving | humor-loving , adj .1789–
