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humour vs substance

substance vs humour

humour and substance both are nouns.

humour is a verb but substance is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
humour Yes No Yes No
substance Yes No No No
As nouns, substance is a hypernym of humour; that is, substance is a word with a broader meaning than humour:
  • humour: a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter
  • substance: content communicating a message; what something is about
Other hypernyms of humour include content, message, subject matter.
humour (noun) substance (noun)
the quality of being funny the real physical matter of which a person or thing consists
the trait of appreciating (and being able to express) the humorous a particular kind or species of matter with uniform properties
the liquid parts of the body the property of holding together and retaining its shape
(Middle Ages) one of the four fluids in the body whose balance was believed to determine your emotional and physical state the idea that is intended
a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience
a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling content communicating a message; what something is about
considerable capital (wealth or income)
material of a particular kind or constitution
humour (verb) substance (verb)
put into a good mood
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