en humor
Meaning
(sense of) humor (US); (sense of) humour
In Swedish: förmågan att le åt tillvarons brister
Forms
| Singular, indefinite | en humor |
|---|---|
| Singular, definite | humorn |
humor is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor humor, den stora humorn. Check another noun
Practise humor
1 / 1Is it en humor or ett humor?
humor in a sentence
- ha sinne för humorhave a sense of humor
Words built with humor
- humorlös humourless
- folkhumor popular humour
Questions
What does humor mean in English?
humor means “(sense of) humor (US), (sense of) humour”.
Is it en humor or ett humor?
It is en humor, and “the ” is humorn.
Origin
Originally from Latin hūmor (“fluid”), having bodily fluids in good balance, as used in humör (“mood, temper”).
Nearby common words
humor is number 2,854 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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Sources: Folkets lexikon (CC BY-SA 2.5) and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), edited by Lingolib. Recording: Wikimedia Commons. Browse the dictionary