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WordBand 6–7Core (NGSL)
humor
/hjuː.mə(ɹ)/
noun1 of 2
quality of being funny
- “You young people have no sense of humor at all.”Tatoeba
- “A person inclined to humor is young for a long time.”Tatoeba
Sentences from Tatoeba show real usage. A word can have several meanings, so a sentence may use another one.
verb2 of 2
To pacify by indulging.
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Source: New General Service List (Browne, Culligan & Phillips) (CC BY-SA 4.0); Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0); Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR)