Plural of humour
regular plural
The plural of humour is humours.
Forms of humour
| Singular | humour /ˈhjuː.mə(ɹ)/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | humours |
| Countable | usually uncountable |
Humours in a sentence
- So"—with a reassuring laugh—"here I am." A mild amusement at the possible humours of the situation characterised his manner.1934, Ernest Bramah, The Bravo of London
- The bold Buccaneer who sailed the seven seas in all their varied humours had become a whimpering, parrotless child.2014, Keith M. Costain, The Opera Singer, FriesenPress, →ISBN, page 338. From the entry parrotless
- It is a bad place for any kind of craft in dirty weather or at low tide, and I would advise canoemen to respect its humours accordingly.1911 October, William Wood, “Alouette”, in The University Magazine, volume X, page 427. From the entry shape for
Meaning of humour
- noun The quality of being amusing, comical, funny.
- noun A mood, especially a bad mood; a temporary state of mind or disposition brought upon by an event; an abrupt illogical inclination or whim.
- noun Any of the fluids in an animal body, especially the four "cardinal humours" of blood, yellow bile, black bile and phlegm that were believed to control the health and mood of the human body.
Questions about the plural of humour
- What is the plural of humour?
- The plural of humour is humours.
- Is humour countable?
- Humour is usually an uncountable noun; its plural is used for kinds or examples of it.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: humour (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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