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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 humoring word
- noun humoring a comic, absurd, or incongruous quality causing amusement: the humor of a situation. 1
- noun humoring the faculty of perceiving what is amusing or comical: He is completely without humor. 1
- noun humoring an instance of being or attempting to be comical or amusing; something humorous: The humor in his joke eluded the audience. 1
- noun humoring the faculty of expressing the amusing or comical: The author's humor came across better in the book than in the movie. 1
- noun humoring comical writing or talk in general; comical books, skits, plays, etc. 1
- noun humoring humors, peculiar features; oddities; quirks: humors of life. 1
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Origin of humoring
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 Humoring
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
humoring 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 61% 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.
humoring usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for humoring
adj humoring
- flexible — capable of being bent, usually without breaking; easily bent: a flexible ruler.
- soft — yielding readily to touch or pressure; easily penetrated, divided, or changed in shape; not hard or stiff: a soft pillow.
- accommodating — If you describe someone as accommodating, you like the fact that they are willing to do things in order to please you or help you.
- amenable — If you are amenable to something, you are willing to do it or accept it.
- benign — You use benign to describe someone who is kind, gentle, and harmless.
verb humoring
- 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.
adjective humoring
- condoning — Present participle of condone.
- deludable — Capable of being deluded; gullible.
- excusing — Present participle of excuse.
- exploitable — Able to be exploited, especially commercially.
- fleeceable — Able to be fleeced.
Antonyms for humoring
adj humoring
- rigid — stiff or unyielding; not pliant or flexible; hard: a rigid strip of metal.
- unyielding — unable to bend or be penetrated under pressure; hard: trees so unyielding that they broke in the harsh north winds.
- stern — rear of boat
- arduous — Something that is arduous is difficult and tiring, and involves a lot of effort.
- complicated — If you say that something is complicated, you mean it has so many parts or aspects that it is difficult to understand or deal with.
verb humoring
- 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.
adjective humoring
- exhausting — Making one feel very tired; very tiring.
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