humour vs distemper

distemper vs humour

humour and distemper both are nouns.

humour and distemper both are verbs.

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

As nouns, distemper is a hyponym of humour; that is, distemper is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than humour:

humour: a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling
distemper: an angry and disagreeable mood

Other hyponyms of humour include peeve, sulk, sulkiness, amiability, good humor, good humour, good temper, ill humor, ill humour.

humour (noun)	distemper (noun)
the quality of being funny	a method of painting in which the pigments are mixed with water and a binder; used for painting posters or murals or stage scenery
the trait of appreciating (and being able to express) the humorous	a painting created with paint that is made by mixing the pigments with water and a binder
the liquid parts of the body	paint made by mixing the pigments with water and a binder
(Middle Ages) one of the four fluids in the body whose balance was believed to determine your emotional and physical state	an angry and disagreeable mood
a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter	any of various infectious viral diseases of animals
a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling

humour (verb)	distemper (verb)
put into a good mood	paint with distemper

Difference between humour and distemper

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