Collocations for humour - noun
1. amusing quality/ability to find things funny
ADJ.
wry
With wry humour, they laugh at their misfortunes.
With wry humour, they laugh at their misfortunes.
irreverent | caustic, sardonic | black, dark, gallows, grim | self-deprecating | gentle | tongue-in-cheek | slapstick, visual | unconscious, unintentional | deadpan, dry | schoolboy
His colleagues soon got fed up with his schoolboy humour.
His colleagues soon got fed up with his schoolboy humour.
lavatorial
QUANT.
touch
Her speech was serious, but not without the occasional touch of humour.
Her speech was serious, but not without the occasional touch of humour.
VERB + HUMOUR
be full of, contain
The stories are full of humour.
The stories are full of humour.
appreciate, see
The man who lost his shoes failed to see the humour of the situation.
The man who lost his shoes failed to see the humour of the situation.
PHRASES
a brand of humour
a television sitcom with its own peculiar brand of humour
a television sitcom with its own peculiar brand of humour
sense of humour
to have a dry/good/great/warped/weird/wicked sense of humour
to have a dry/good/great/warped/weird/wicked sense of humour
2. mood
ADJ.
good
Her good humour was restored by the excellent meal.
Her good humour was restored by the excellent meal.
PHRASES
in (a) good humour
The remarks were made in good humour. | He was obviously in a good humour this evening.
The remarks were made in good humour. | He was obviously in a good humour this evening.