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- [hyoo-mer or, often, yoo-]
- /ˈhyu mər or, often, ˈyu-/
- /ˈhjuː.mər/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [hyoo-mer or, often, yoo-]
- /ˈhyu mər or, often, ˈyu-/
Definitions of humored word
- noun humored a comic, absurd, or incongruous quality causing amusement: the humor of a situation. 1
- noun humored the faculty of perceiving what is amusing or comical: He is completely without humor. 1
- noun humored an instance of being or attempting to be comical or amusing; something humorous: The humor in his joke eluded the audience. 1
- noun humored the faculty of expressing the amusing or comical: The author's humor came across better in the book than in the movie. 1
- noun humored comical writing or talk in general; comical books, skits, plays, etc. 1
- noun humored humors, peculiar features; oddities; quirks: humors of life. 1
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Origin of humored
First appearance:
before 1300 One of the 15% oldest English words
1300-50; Middle English (h)umour < Anglo-French < Latin (h)ūmōr- (stem of (h)ūmor) moisture, fluid (medical Latin: body fluid), equivalent to (h)ūm(ēre) to be wet (see humid) + -ōr- -or1
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Parts of speech for Humored
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
humored popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 53% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
humored usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for humored
verb humored
- provide — to make available; furnish: to provide employees with various benefits.
- afford — If you cannot afford something, you do not have enough money to pay for it.
- sustain — to support, hold, or bear up from below; bear the weight of, as a structure.
- help — to give or provide what is necessary to accomplish a task or satisfy a need; contribute strength or means to; render assistance to; cooperate effectively with; aid; assist: He planned to help me with my work. Let me help you with those packages.
- serve — to act as a servant.
noun humored
- wist — simple past tense and past participle of wit2 .
- bantered — Simple past tense and past participle of banter.
- funned — something that provides mirth or amusement: A picnic would be fun.
- gagged — to introduce usually comic interpolations into (a script, an actor's part, or the like) (usually followed by up).
- jested — a joke or witty remark; witticism.
Antonyms for humored
verb humored
- withhold — to hold back; restrain or check.
- refuse — to decline to accept (something offered): to refuse an award.
- reject — to refuse to have, take, recognize, etc.: to reject the offer of a better job.
- disapprove — to think (something) wrong or reprehensible; censure or condemn in opinion.
- annoy — If someone or something annoys you, it makes you fairly angry and impatient.
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