humour vs esprit de l'escalier

esprit de l'escalier vs humour

humour and esprit de l'escalier both are nouns.

humour is a verb but esprit de l'escalier is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
humour	Yes	No	Yes	No
esprit de l'escalier	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, esprit de l'escalier is a hyponym of humour; that is, esprit de l'escalier is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than humour:

humour: a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter
esprit de l'escalier: a witty remark that occurs to you too late

Other hyponyms of humour include jeu d'esprit, bon mot, mot, bite, pungency, caustic remark, irony, sarcasm, satire, repartee, gag, jape, jest, joke, laugh, caricature, imitation, impersonation, cartoon, sketch, fun, play, sport, ribaldry, topper, absurdist humor, absurdist humour, surreal humor, surreal humour.

humour (noun)	esprit de l'escalier (noun)
the quality of being funny	a witty remark that occurs to you too late
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

humour (verb)	esprit de l'escalier (verb)
put into a good mood

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