irony vs humour

humour vs irony

irony and humour both are nouns.

irony is not a verb while humour is a verb.

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

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

irony: witty language used to convey insults or scorn
humour: a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter

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

irony (noun)	humour (noun)
incongruity between what might be expected and what actually occurs	the quality of being funny
a trope that involves incongruity between what is expected and what occurs	the trait of appreciating (and being able to express) the humorous
witty language used to convey insults or scorn	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

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

Difference between irony and humour

Words related to "humour"

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