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Humor: humor — meaning and examples | JadoLearn

DictionaryHumor

Quality-approved learning entrynounLevel B1

Humor

humor

the ability to recognize or express what is funny, or the comic quality of something

IPA/huˈmoːɐ̯/

The second syllable is stressed.

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Meaning 1neutral · 90%

the ability to recognize or express what is funny, or the comic quality of something

Natural examples

Er hat viel Humor und kann über sich selbst lachen.

Ihr Humor lockerte das schwierige Gespräch etwas auf.

Der Film verbindet trockenen Humor mit Spannung.

Usage note

Natural expressions include Humor haben, Sinn für Humor haben, and schwarzer/trockener Humor. The noun is normally used without a plural in everyday language.

Useful combinations

Sinn für Humor — sense of humor

Mini-lesson: Sense of humor

Say Sinn für Humor haben for the ability to appreciate jokes and funny situations.

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Form and grammar

lemma: Humor
article: der
Gender: masculine
singular: Humor
plural: Humore
plural status: regular
genitive: des Humors
countability: both

In everyday use, the noun is usually uncountable and refers either to a person’s sense of what is funny or to comic quality in speech, writing, or art.

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