caricature vs humour

humour vs caricature

caricature and humour both are nouns.

caricature and humour both are verbs.

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

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

caricature: a representation of a person that is exaggerated for comic effect
humour: a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter

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

caricature (noun)	humour (noun)
a representation of a person that is exaggerated for comic effect	the quality of being funny
	the trait of appreciating (and being able to express) the humorous
	the liquid parts of the body
	(Middle Ages) one of the four fluids in the body whose balance was believed to determine your emotional and physical state
	a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter
	a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling

caricature (verb)	humour (verb)
represent in or produce a caricature of	put into a good mood

Difference between caricature and humour

Words related to "humour"

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