humour
humour, sense of humour
noun oo-MOOR Less Common
Origin: Latin 'humor' (moisture, bodily fluid)
Usage Note
Humour begins with a silent (mute) h, so elision applies: l'humour, not le humour. Avoir le sens de l'humour is 'to have a sense of humour'. Humour noir ('black humour') and humour absurde are popular genres. The comedic sense was borrowed from English in the 18th century.
Examples
"Il a un humour très particulier."
Natural Translation
He has a very particular sense of humour.
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