Definition of humour. Meaning of humour. Synonyms of humour

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- Humour (Commonwealth English) or humor (American English) is the tendency of experiences to provoke laughter and provide amu****t. The term derives from...
- dying. Black humour can occasionally be related to the grotesque genre. Literary critics have ****ociated black comedy and black humour with authors as...
- Surreal humour (also called surreal comedy, absurdist humour, or absurdist comedy) is a form of humour predicated on deliberate violations of causal reasoning...
- Toilet humour, or potty or scatological humour (compare scatology), is a type of off-colour humour dealing with defecation, diarrhea, constipation, urination...
- The aqueous humour is a transparent water-like fluid similar to blood plasma, but containing low protein concentrations. It is secreted from the ciliary...
- Shock humour is a style of comedy intended to shock the audience. This can be achieved through excessively foul toilet humour, overt ****ual themes, mocking...
- The comedy of humours is a genre of dramatic comedy that focuses on a character or range of characters, each of whom exhibits two or more overriding traits...
- British humour carries a strong element of satire aimed at the absurdity of everyday life. Common themes include sarcasm, tongue-in-ch****, banter, insults...
- Deadpan, dry humour, or dry-wit humour is the deliberate display of emotional neutrality or no emotion, commonly as a form of comedic delivery to contrast...
- described the four temperaments as part of the ancient medical concept of humourism, that four bodily fluids affect human personality traits and behaviours...