bite vs humour

bite and humour both are nouns.

bite and humour both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
bite	Yes	No	Yes	No
humour	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, humour is a hypernym of bite; that is, humour is a word with a broader meaning than bite:

bite: wit having a sharp and caustic quality
humour: a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter

Other hypernyms of bite include humor, wit, witticism, wittiness.

bite (noun)	humour (noun)
the act of gripping or chewing off with the teeth and jaws	the quality of being funny
a portion removed from the whole	the trait of appreciating (and being able to express) the humorous
a strong odor or taste property	the liquid parts of the body
wit having a sharp and caustic quality	(Middle Ages) one of the four fluids in the body whose balance was believed to determine your emotional and physical state
(angling) an instance of a fish taking the bait	a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter
a light informal meal	a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling
a small amount of solid food; a mouthful
a wound resulting from biting by an animal or a person
a painful wound caused by the thrust of an insect's stinger into skin

bite (verb)	humour (verb)
to grip, cut off, or tear with or as if with the teeth or jaws	put into a good mood
penetrate or cut, as with a knife
deliver a sting to
cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort

Difference between bite and humour

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