SENSE OF HUMOUR

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does sense of humour mean? 

• SENSE OF HUMOUR (noun)
  The noun SENSE OF HUMOUR has 1 sense:

1. the trait of appreciating (and being able to express) the humorous

  Familiarity information: SENSE OF HUMOUR used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SENSE OF HUMOUR (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The trait of appreciating (and being able to express) the humorous

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Synonyms:

humor; humour; sense of humor; sense of humour

Context example:

you can't survive in the army without a sense of humor

Hypernyms ("sense of humour" is a kind of...):

fun; playfulness (a disposition to find (or make) causes for amusement)

 Context examples 

Mrs. Rucastle, however, who has evidently no sense of humour, never so much as smiled, but sat with her hands in her lap, and a sad, anxious look upon her face.

(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

Her sense of humour was really the artist’s instinct for proportion.

(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)

He has denied to me since that it was hysterics, and insisted that it was only his sense of humour asserting itself under very terrible conditions.

(Dracula, by Bram Stoker)

The serious critic, with the sense of humour and the power of expression, must inevitably command the world’s ear.

(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)