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repartee vs humour

humour vs repartee

repartee and humour both are nouns.

repartee is not a verb while humour is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
repartee Yes No No No
humour Yes No Yes No
As nouns, humour is a hypernym of repartee; that is, humour is a word with a broader meaning than repartee:
  • repartee: adroitness and cleverness in reply
  • humour: a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter
Other hypernyms of repartee include humor, wit, witticism, wittiness.
repartee (noun) humour (noun)
adroitness and cleverness in reply 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
repartee (verb) humour (verb)
put into a good mood
Difference between repartee and humour

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