sense of humor
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3.1
- noun
- /sɛns əv ˈhjuːmər/
- US
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sentido del humor
- A good sense of humor can help you get through tough times.
- a good sense of humor
- keep a sense of humor
- lack a sense of humor
He seems to have a sense of humor, right?
- He seems to have a sense of humor, right?
- And then she said, your sense of humor is dazzling.
- And yeah, he's got a sense of humor, which she loves.
- I just didn't know your sense of humor stops at your MCAT score.
- He had a sense of humor, which was wonderful.
- I just made, I kept my sense of humor so I wouldn't have a panic attack.
- Very flamboyant, good sense of humour, my kind of guy.
- Like it's so weird that he has my exact sense of humor when I type with him.
- And the fourth thing on this list is a sense of humor.
- And he does have an explosive sense of humor, as you know.
- You know, you could have a sense of humor about it.
- I think British people have a very unique sense of humour.
- Instead, show her that you have a sharp sense of humor and that you're quick witted.
- You need to maintain a sense of humor, otherwise it just gets way, way too serious.
- Loyalty, honesty, and a sense of humor.
- I'm not here to defend Elon's Twitter style or sense of humor.
- And I would say that our sense of humor is slightly the same.
Examples
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And then she said, your sense of humor is dazzling.
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Hey, I think you got a swell sense of humor.
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And I would say that our sense of humor is slightly the same.
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Because they have a sense of humor and they can handle working with us.
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And it works so well because his sense of humour is exactly like mine, right?
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Your parents must have had a sense of humor.
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Among my skills and characteristics is my ability to provide a sense of humor in our work.
Academic text (2015) -
And most importantly, keep your sense of humor and learn from the experience!
Academic text (2002) -
Others wrote that patience, tolerance, understanding, love, and a sense of humor are essential.
Academic text (1994) -
I see you still haven't lost your sense of humor.
Synonyms
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1.0
The ability to make people laugh
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4.1
To make quick, clever, funny comments that amuse people
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8.0
A playful, joking way of behaving that makes people laugh
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2.7
A thing that makes people laugh
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5.0
The ability to make quick clever remarks that make people laugh
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7.4
A quality that makes people laugh
A quick, sharp kind of humor that criticizes ideas or people
A tendency to laugh easily
To joke and be playful in a friendly way that makes people smile
Being funny in a way that makes people laugh
Antonyms
How Funny
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3.1
- US
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6.9
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'the ability to appreciate or express what is funny' is directly and compositionally derived from 'sense' (a natural ability) + 'humor' (comic quality); the preposition 'of' simply links the two nouns. This straightforward, cross-linguistically common construction (e.g., Spanish 'sentido del humor', French 'sens de l'humour') would be clear to a B1 learner who knows the constituent words.
Etymology
Sense of humor comes from an old idea where humor meant a body fluid people thought changed a person's mood. So having a good sense of humor meant being in a cheerful mood, and today it means the ability to enjoy or show what is 'funny'.