Humour - English meaning

noun

The quality or state of being ridiculous or wildly unreasonable.

Usage examples:

Duncan laughed at the absurdity of the situation

noun

The quality of being stupid and unreasonable, or silly in a humorous way

Usage examples:

Standing there naked, i was suddenly struck by the absurdity of the situation., we laughed about th…

verb

(of a building or other area) provide lodging or sufficient space for.

Usage examples:

The cottages accommodate up to six people

verb

To provide space or a place for a group

Usage examples:

The new dormitory will be able to accommodate an additional 200 students., we certainly try to acco…

verb

To have or provide the space that someone or something needs

Usage examples:

The centre can accommodate up to 220 students., the airport simply doesn't have enough room to acco…

verb

Treat (someone) in an indulgent or overprotective way.

Usage examples:

I was coddled and cosseted

noun

A stew of meat and vegetables, typically bacon, sausages, potatoes, and onions.

Usage examples:

Dublin coddle is best served with a pint of guinness on the side, and lots of irish soda bread to m…

verb

To protect and treat someone or something with great care

Usage examples:

The coach does not coddle his players.

noun

Professional entertainment consisting of jokes and sketches, intended to make an audience laugh.

Usage examples:

A cabaret with music, dancing, and comedy

noun

A movie, play, or book that is intentionally amusing either in its characters or its action

Usage examples:

[ c ] a lot of shakespeare’s plays are comedies., [ u ] when john forgot his lines in the middle of…

verb

Care for and protect in an overindulgent way.

Usage examples:

All her life she'd been cosseted by her family

verb

To give a lot of attention to making someone comfortable and to protecting them from anything unpleasant

Usage examples:

Children sometimes need to be cosseted., disapproving the country has been cosseted (= too protecte…

noun

A person's inherent qualities of mind and character.

Usage examples:

Your sunny disposition has a way of rubbing off on those around you

noun

The state of not being serious about a serious subject, in an attempt to be funny or to appear clever

Usage examples:

He had just the right combination of facetiousness and sincerity., they both have a tendency toward…

verb

To supply or produce something positive such as a profit, an amount of food, or information

Usage examples:

Some mutual funds are currently yielding 15% on new money invested., a letter found by the fbi last…

noun

The total amount of profit or income produced from a business or investment

Usage examples:

The bond's yield fell to 6.09%., high/low yield these securities are speculative and may involve gr…

noun

Extreme amusement, especially when expressed by laughter.

Usage examples:

His incredulous expression was the cause of much hilarity

noun

A situation in which people laugh very loudly and think something is very funny

Usage examples:

What was all the hilarity about?

verb

Allow oneself to enjoy the pleasure of.

Usage examples:

We indulged in a cream tea

verb

To allow yourself or someone else to have something enjoyable

Usage examples:

[ i ] when i get my first paycheck i’m going to indulge in a shopping spree., [ t ] he indulged his…

noun

The expression of one's meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for humorous or emphatic effect.

Usage examples:

‘don't go overboard with the gratitude,’ he rejoined with heavy irony

adjective

Of or like iron.

Usage examples:

An irony grey colour

noun

A type of usually humorous expression in which you say the opposite of what you intend

Usage examples:

[ u ] he had a powerful sense of irony, and you could never be absolutely sure when he was serious.…

noun

The quality of being happy and liking to make jokes

Usage examples:

There's a kind of forced jocularity to his writing., she is known for jocularity in her dealings wi…

noun

The fact of being stupid or unreasonable and deserving to be laughed at

Usage examples:

It points out the ludicrousness of anyone thinking that fast food is fine dining.

verb

Appease the anger or anxiety of (someone).

Usage examples:

Nature reserves were set up around the power stations to mollify local conservationists

verb

To make someone less angry or upset, or to make something less severe or more gentle

Usage examples:

She was not mollified by his apology.

verb

Treat (someone) in an indulgent or overprotective way.

Usage examples:

I found school very difficult, and realized i'd been mollycoddled at home

noun

An effeminate or ineffectual man or boy.

Usage examples:

Baseball is a game for red-blooded men and mollycoddles better stay out of it

verb

To give someone too much care or protection

Usage examples:

You're not helping the children by mollycoddling them - they have to grow up sometime.

noun

A temporary state of mind or feeling.

Usage examples:

He appeared to be in a very good mood about something

noun

A category or form which indicates whether a verb expresses fact (indicative mood), command (imperative mood), question (interrogative mood), wish (optative mood), or conditionality (subjunctive mood).

Usage examples:

One is obliged to consider the interrelationship of tense and mood in arabic

noun

The way you feel at a particular time

Usage examples:

She’s in a good/bad mood today., "do you want to go to the movies?" "no, i’m not in the mood (= not…

verb

Have too much of something enjoyable, especially food or drink.

Usage examples:

It is easy to overindulge in these kinds of food

verb

Indulge with every attention, comfort, and kindness; spoil.

Usage examples:

Famous people just love being pampered

verb

Make (someone) less angry or hostile.

Usage examples:

They attempted to placate the students with promises

verb

Cause to be more favorably inclined

verb

To stop someone from feeling angry

Usage examples:

She’s more easily placated than her husband.

noun

The use of humour, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize people's stupidity or vices, particularly in the context of contemporary politics and other topical issues.

Usage examples:

The crude satire seems to be directed at the fashionable protest singers of the time

noun

A humorous way of criticizing people or ideas to show that they have faults or are wrong, or a piece of writing or a play that uses this style

Usage examples:

[ c ] the play is a satire on corporate culture., satirical humor, garry trudeau would satirize him…

verb

Gently calm (a person or their feelings).

Usage examples:

A shot of brandy might soothe his nerves

verb

To cause someone to be less upset or angry, or to cause something to hurt less

Usage examples:

I picked up the crying child and tried to soothe her., a soothing ointment for sunburn

noun

The non-physical part of a person which is the seat of emotions and character; the soul.

Usage examples:

We seek a harmony between body and spirit

verb

Convey rapidly and secretly.

Usage examples:

Stolen cows were spirited away some distance to prevent detection

plural noun

Strong alcoholic drink; liquor

Usage examples:

Sale of beer, wine, or spirits to anyone under 21 is illegal., i’ve been in low spirits all day.

verb

Diminish or destroy the value or quality of.

Usage examples:

I wouldn't want to spoil your fun

noun

Goods stolen or taken forcibly from a person or place.

Usage examples:

The looters carried their spoils away

verb

To destroy or damage something, or to become destroyed or damaged

Usage examples:

[ t ] the oil spill spoiled five miles of coastline., [ t ] don’t tell me how it ends, you’ll spoil…

noun

A person's state of mind seen in terms of their being angry or calm.

Usage examples:

He rushed out in a very bad temper

verb

Improve the hardness and elasticity of (steel or other metal) by reheating and then cooling it.

Usage examples:

The way a smith would temper a sword

noun

The state of your mind or feelings

Usage examples:

[ c ] john has a bad temper., [ u ] a fit of temper, [ c ] you need to learn to control your temper…

noun

A person's or animal's nature, especially as it permanently affects their behaviour.

Usage examples:

She had an artistic temperament

noun

The emotional character or state of mind of people or animals, as shown in their behavior

Usage examples:

[ c ] their temperaments are very different., [ u ] trudy has the nicest temperament of all our dogs.

verb

To supply or produce something positive such as a profit, an amount of food, or information

Usage examples:

Some mutual funds are currently yielding 15% on new money invested., a letter found by the fbi last…

noun

The total amount of profit or income produced from a business or investment

Usage examples:

The bond's yield fell to 6.09%., high/low yield these securities are speculative and may involve gr…