out of humor

out of hu·mor

O o

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [out uhv, ov hyoo-mer or, often, yoo-]
- /aʊt ʌv, ɒv ˈhyu mər or, often, ˈyu-/
- /ˈaʊt əv ˈhjuː.mər/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [out uhv, ov hyoo-mer or, often, yoo-]
- /aʊt ʌv, ɒv ˈhyu mər or, often, ˈyu-/

Definitions of out of humor words

noun out of humor a comic, absurd, or incongruous quality causing amusement: the humor of a situation. 1
noun out of humor the faculty of perceiving what is amusing or comical: He is completely without humor. 1
noun out of humor an instance of being or attempting to be comical or amusing; something humorous: The humor in his joke eluded the audience. 1
noun out of humor the faculty of expressing the amusing or comical: The author's humor came across better in the book than in the movie. 1
noun out of humor comical writing or talk in general; comical books, skits, plays, etc. 1
noun out of humor humors, peculiar features; oddities; quirks: humors of life. 1

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Origin of out of humor

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 Out of humor

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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out of humor 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.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for out of humor

adj out of humor

bearish — On the stock market, if there is a bearish mood, prices are expected to fall. Compare bullish.
irritable — easily irritated or annoyed; readily excited to impatience or anger.

adjective out of humor

caviling — Present participle of cavil.
cross — If you cross something such as a room, a road, or an area of land or water, you move or travel to the other side of it. If you cross to a place, you move or travel over a room, road, or area of land or water in order to reach that place.
fretting — to feel or express worry, annoyance, discontent, or the like: Fretting about the lost ring isn't going to help.

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