gag vs humour

gag and humour both are nouns.

gag and humour both are verbs.

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

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

gag: a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter
humour: a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter

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

gag (noun)	humour (noun)
restraint put into a person's mouth to prevent speaking or shouting	the quality of being funny
a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter	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

gag (verb)	humour (verb)
struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake	put into a good mood
make an unsuccessful effort to vomit; strain to vomit
cause to retch or choke
make jokes or quips
be too tight; rub or press
tie a gag around someone's mouth in order to silence them
prevent from speaking out

Difference between gag and humour

Words related to "humour"

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