humouring

hu·mour

H h

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [hyoo-mer]
- /ˈhyu mər/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [hyoo-mer]
- /ˈhyu mər/

Definitions of humouring word

abbreviation HUMOURING humor. 1
noun humouring Present participle of humour. 1

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Parts of speech for Humouring

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Humouring

humouring popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 73% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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Synonyms for humouring

adjective humouring

permissive — habitually or characteristically accepting or tolerant of something, as social behavior or linguistic usage, that others might disapprove or forbid.
tolerant — inclined or disposed to tolerate; showing tolerance; forbearing: tolerant of errors.
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.

verb humouring

afford — If you cannot afford something, you do not have enough money to pay for it.
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.
provide — to make available; furnish: to provide employees with various benefits.
serve — to act as a servant.
sustain — to support, hold, or bear up from below; bear the weight of, as a structure.

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Antonyms for humouring

adjective humouring

rigid — stiff or unyielding; not pliant or flexible; hard: a rigid strip of metal.
stern — rear of boat
unyielding — unable to bend or be penetrated under pressure; hard: trees so unyielding that they broke in the harsh north winds.
arduous — Something that is arduous is difficult and tiring, and involves a lot of effort.
complex — Something that is complex has many different parts, and is therefore often difficult to understand.

verb humouring

stop — to cease from, leave off, or discontinue: to stop running.
take — to get into one's hold or possession by voluntary action: to take a cigarette out of a box; to take a pen and begin to write.
annoy — If someone or something annoys you, it makes you fairly angry and impatient.
conceal — If you conceal something, you cover it or hide it carefully.
confuse — If you confuse two things, you get them mixed up, so that you think one of them is the other one.

All 145 Antonyms of humouring

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