humour vs mot

humour and mot both are nouns.

humour is a verb but mot is not a verb.

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

As nouns, mot is a hyponym of humour; that is, mot 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
mot: a clever remark

Other hyponyms of humour include jeu d'esprit, bon mot, esprit de l'escalier, 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)	mot (noun)
the quality of being funny	a clever remark
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)	mot (verb)
put into a good mood

Difference between humour and mot

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