humor
humor
sense of humor
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humor with Russian translation
humor usage examples
Его чувство юмора помогло ему завести друзей в первый день.
His humor helped him make friends on the first day.
Хорошее чувство юмора может смягчить тяжёлый разговор.
A good sense of humor can ease a difficult conversation.
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humor synonyms
What's the difference between humor / sense of fun / comic sense / wit / wittiness / playfulness
General term meaning someone's ability to find or express things as funny (US spelling).
She has a great sense of humor and always lightens the mood.
У неё отличное чувство юмора, она всегда разряжает атмосферу.
Emphasizes enjoyment and liking for fun activities; close to 'sense of humour' but lighter.
She has a great sense of fun — always up for games and outings.
У неё отличное чувство лёгкости и умение веселиться — она всегда готова к играм и прогулкам.
Ability to perceive or create comedy; emphasizes the comic aspect specifically.
Her comic sense made the sketch much funnier than the script alone.
Её чувство комического сделало сценку намного смешнее, чем просто текст.
Quick, clever verbal humour or the ability to produce it; more intellectual than general 'humor'.
Her wit won over the whole audience during the debate.
Её остроумие покорило всю аудиторию на дебатах.
The quality of being witty — producing clever, amusing remarks.
His wittiness makes office conversations entertaining.
Его остроумие делает разговоры в офисе интересными.
A light-hearted, fun-loving attitude; emphasizes playful behaviour rather than verbal cleverness.
Her playfulness makes team meetings much more relaxed.
Её игривость делает совещания в команде гораздо проще.
Formally describes a joking, playful manner; more literary and less common than 'humour'.
His jocularity at the dinner eased the tension, though it sounded slightly affected.
Его шутливость за ужином сняла напряжение, хотя звучала несколько напыщенно.
A type of humour characterized by understated, deadpan delivery and ironic content.
His dry humour means you have to listen carefully to catch the joke.
Его сухой юмор требует внимательности, чтобы уловить шутку.
Humour that makes light of serious, disturbing, or taboo subjects; darker in tone than general humour.
The film uses black humour to discuss difficult social issues.
Фильм использует чёрный юмор, чтобы обсудить сложные общественные темы.
Light, playful teasing exchanged between people; focuses on social joking rather than a general trait.
They had good-natured banter throughout the dinner.
Они весело поддразнивали друг друга на протяжении всего ужина.
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How to pronounce humor and what this word means
humor translation: чувство юмора. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.
how to pronounce humor
/ˈhjuːmə/
humor translation
чувство юмора
humor examples
His humor helped him make friends on the first day.
humor transcription
/ˈhjuːmə/, /ˈhjuːmɚ/
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Questions about this word
humor meaning: what does it mean?
sense of humor
humor pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?
humor is pronounced as /ˈhjuːmə/. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.
humor definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?
His humor helped him make friends on the first day. Translation: Его чувство юмора помогло ему завести друзей в первый день.
Is humor part of Personality Traits vocabulary?
Yes, humor (чувство юмора) can be learned in the Personality Traits topic. This semantic link helps build related word lists and topic-based practice.
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