sense of humor

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sense of humor

A person with a good sense of humor laughs at a funny cartoon.

Definition

Noun: The personal characteristic of being able to perceive, understand, appreciate, and often express what is funny, amusing, or comical. It involves recognizing and enjoying humor.

Usage

This noun phrase describes an inherent or developed personal quality. It is typically used with possessive determiners (e.g., my, his, her, their) or articles (e.g., a, the). It is often discussed in terms of its presence, absence, or type.

Examples
  • He has a wonderful sense of humor that makes him very popular.
  • A good sense of humor is essential in a stressful job.
  • I don't think she understood the joke; she has no sense of humor.
  • Their sense of humor is very dry and sarcastic.
Advanced Usage
  • "To have a sense of humor about oneself": To be able to laugh at one's own mistakes or flaws; to not take oneself too seriously.
    • It's important to have a sense of humor about yourself when you start learning a new language.
  • "A warped/weird/dark sense of humor": A type of humor that finds unusual, strange, or morbid things funny.
    • He has a rather dark sense of humor, so not everyone enjoys his jokes.
Variants and Related Words
  • Humorous (adj): Funny, causing amusement.
    • He told a humorous story.
  • Humor (noun, uncountable): The quality of being funny, or something that causes laughter.
    • The film is full of slapstick humor.
  • Humorless (adj): Lacking a sense of humor; unable to appreciate or express what is funny.
    • He gave a humorless lecture on office etiquette.
Synonyms
  • Funny bone (informal idiom): A sense of humor.
    • That joke really tickled my funny bone.
  • Comic sensibility: The ability to appreciate comedy (more formal).
Related Idioms
  • "To see the funny side": To find humor in a difficult or annoying situation.
    • Even though he lost, he was able to see the funny side of it.
  • "A sense of the ridiculous": An awareness of what is absurd or ludicrous, closely related to a sense of humor.
    • Her keen sense of the ridiculous made her a sharp critic.
sense of humor

A person with a good sense of humor laughs at a funny cartoon.

Noun
  1. the trait of appreciating (and being able to express) the humorous
    • she didn't appreciate my humor
    • you can't survive in the army without a sense of humor

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