humor
nounHow many syllables in humor?
There are 2 syllables in the word humor.How to pronounce humor:
Definition of humor:
- humor (noun):
- a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter.
- that quality which appeals to a sense of the ludicrous or absurdly incongruous a funny or amusing quality
Synonyms for humor:
amusement
bite
bodily fluid
body fluid
bon mot
caricature
cartoon
caustic remark
comedy
comic
comicality
content
drollery
drollness
enjoyment
esprit de l'escalier
facetiousness
fun
funniness
gag
hilariousness
humorousness
humour
imitation
impersonation
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Antonyms for humor:
anguish
bleakness
blues
criticism
deep sadness
defeatism
dejectedness
dejection
depression
desolation
despair
despondency
dispiritedness
distress
doldrums
dourness
downheartedness
drama
dumps
emotion
feeling
gloom
gloominess
gravity
grief
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- hockey
- era
- atone
- bathroom
- gullet
- dora
- corral
- siloam
- resiance
- firmness
- empty
- smelly
- Cuttack
- citrine
- Aubrey
- lining
- enroll
- Hussein
- harmful
- goggles
- empress
- childe
- anode
- Vivienne
- hotel
- honey
- guidance
- fiery
- explore
- dimple
- agent
- private
- manna
- Justin
- Gladys
- ewer
- Beulah
- beaver
- argyle
- swinging
- propend
- pasta
- paper
- magic
- jolly
- biscuit
- sinews
- riden
- Otto
- Jordyn
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Syllable Fun Fact
Words like 'Wednesday' and 'February' often have their middle syllables reduced or dropped in casual speech, showing syllable elision.
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