Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sense of humour

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.81 in modern English

Syllables: sense of hu-mour
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person’s faculty for finding certain things funny.

Example Sentences

"I prefer to think that birds have a sufficiently developed sense of humour to enjoy the spectacle of a human being hunched beneath a bush kissing the back of their hand."
"The man’s right leg had been completely crushed in the crash, and he was losing a lot of blood. “Mr Goodie,” began the doctor as soon as Dad had been rushed into the Accident and Emergency department at the hospital. “I have some very bad news. We have to amputate your leg.” “Which one?” replied Dad, not losing his sense of humour at this dark time. “The right one, of course. If we don’t operate straight away, there is a very real chance you will die.”"
""No drugs, sorry," I tried to joke. It was a mistake, of course. I didn't know then that one should never test a customs (or immigration) officer's sense of humour. She asked me to open my suitcases."

Inflected Forms

senses of humour (plural) sense of humor (alternative)

Synonyms

humor humour sense of humor

Questions

What does sense of humour mean?: A person’s faculty for finding certain things funny.

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