Definitions
There are 7 meanings of the word
Humouring.
Humouring - as a noun
A characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling
Example: "Whether he praised or cursed me depended on his temper at the time"
Synonyms (Exact Relations)
humor10mood7temper10Hypernyms (Closely Related)
feeling11Hyponyms (Broadly Related)
A message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter
Synonyms (Exact Relations)
humor10wit6witticism16wittiness12Hypernyms (Closely Related)
content9message10subject mattersubstance13Hyponyms (Broadly Related)
(middle ages) one of the four fluids in the body whose balance was believed to determine your emotional and physical state
Example: "The humors are blood and phlegm and yellow and black bile"
Synonyms (Exact Relations)
humor10The liquid parts of the body
Synonyms (Exact Relations)
bodily fluidbody fluidhumor10liquid body substanceHypernyms (Closely Related)
body substanceHyponyms (Broadly Related)
aqueous humoraqueous humourvitreous bodyvitreous humor
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vitreous humourendolymph20perilymph21ecfextracellular fluidintracellular fluidjuice14succus10karyolymph27milk10amnionic fluidamniotic fluidwaters9blood8blood serumserum7chyle13lymph15come8seed5seminal fluidink7secretion11black bilemelancholy20choler11yellow bilelochia11festering13ichor10purulence13pus5sanies6suppuration15cerebrospinal fluidspinal fluid
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The quality of being funny
Example: "I fail to see the humor in it"
Synonyms (Exact Relations)
humor10Hypernyms (Closely Related)
quality19Hyponyms (Broadly Related)
The trait of appreciating (and being able to express) the humorous
Example: "She didn't appreciate my humor"
Synonyms (Exact Relations)
humor10sense of humorsense of humourHumouring - as a verb
Example Sentences
"She was just humouring him when she pretended to be interested in his stories."
"The teacher was humouring the student's silly questions with a smile."
"I could tell he was humouring me when he nodded along to my long-winded explanation."
"He tolerated his little brother's annoying habit by humouring him most of the time."
"She was just humouring him by pretending to listen."
Word Game Points
Is HUMOURING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, humouring is valid for both Scrabble US and EU
HUMOURING has a SCRABBLE points total of 15.
Is HUMOURING a valid Words With Friends word?
Yes, humouring is valid for Words With Friends
Valid WordHUMOURING has a WORDS WITH FRIENDS points total of 19.
Is HUMOURING a valid WordFeud word?
Yes, humouring is valid for WordFeud
Valid WordHUMOURING has a WORDFEUD points total of 18.
