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indulge vs humour

humour vs indulge

indulge is not a noun while humour is a noun.

indulge and humour both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
indulge No No Yes No
humour Yes No Yes No
As verbs, humour is a hyponym of indulge; that is, humour is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than indulge:
  • indulge: yield (to); give satisfaction to
  • humour: put into a good mood
Other hyponyms of indulge include humor, spree, sow one's oats, sow one's wild oats.
indulge (noun) humour (noun)
the quality of being funny
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
indulge (verb) humour (verb)
yield (to); give satisfaction to put into a good mood
enjoy to excess
treat with excessive indulgence
give free rein to
Difference between indulge and humour

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