Humor

n.joyful, calmeveryday

Meaning 1

The quality in speech, events, or ideas that makes people laugh or smile.

Reach for it when naming comedy or amusement without judging it as loud or sophisticated

Gentle humor kept the safety lesson memorable without embarrassing anyone.

playful
fun
light enjoyment matters more than crafted jokes
not when Fun includes many enjoyable activities that contain no humor.
professional
comedy
a deliberate genre or performance aims to amuse
not when Comedy is created work, while humor can arise in ordinary conversation.
formal
amusement
the audience's restrained pleasurable response is meant
not when Amusement names an effect, not the humorous quality causing it.
literary
wit
clever language and quick perception produce the amusement
not when Wit may impress more than it makes people laugh.

The ability or disposition to notice and enjoy what is funny.

Reach for it when praising a person's comic perspective or lightness

Her humor helped the team acknowledge mistakes without losing heart.

everyday
sense of humor
a person's capacity to see and enjoy comedy is exact
not when The phrase does not identify what kind of humor they use.
warm
playfulness
a light, flexible attitude shapes interaction
not when Playfulness may involve games or imagination with no comic element.
professional
comic perspective
a way of interpreting events creates the humor
not when The phrase sounds analytical where natural praise would be warmer.

sense of humor
A generous sense of humor lets everyone share the joke.
gentle humor
Gentle humor softened the story without avoiding its serious ending.
use humor
The instructor can use humor without making a learner the target.

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