imitation vs humour

humour vs imitation

imitation and humour both are nouns.

imitation is an adjective but humour is not an adjective.

imitation is not a verb while humour is a verb.

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

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

imitation: a representation of a person that is exaggerated for comic effect
humour: a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter

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

imitation (noun)	humour (noun)
copying (or trying to copy) the actions of someone else	the quality of being funny
something copied or derived from an original	the trait of appreciating (and being able to express) the humorous
the doctrine that representations of nature or human behavior should be accurate imitations	the liquid parts of the body
a representation of a person that is exaggerated for comic effect	(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

imitation (adjective)	humour (adjective)
not genuine or real; being an imitation of the genuine article

imitation (verb)	humour (verb)
	put into a good mood

Difference between imitation and humour

Words related to "humour"

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