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masculine

/y.muʁ/

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Translation

humour, sense of humour

Word origin

Borrowed back from English humour, which French had itself supplied as humeur, from Latin humor ('moisture'). Medieval medicine held that the four bodily fluids set a person's temper.

Origin: English
Root: humor
English cognates: humour, humid

Grammar

Gendermasculine

Pluralhumours

Examples

' .

He has a great sense of humour for his age.

His humour is not to everybody's taste.

' ' .

I am in no mood for jokes this morning.

She tells the tale of her misfortunes with humour.

' .

A bit of humour would help a lot here.

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This word is part of lesson 47.