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substance vs humour

humour vs substance

substance and humour both are nouns.

substance is not a verb while humour is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
substance Yes No No No
humour Yes No Yes No
As nouns, humour is a hyponym of substance; that is, humour is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than substance:
  • substance: content communicating a message; what something is about
  • humour: a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter
Other hyponyms of substance include body, corker, reminder, petition, postulation, request, memorial, latent content, subject, theme, topic, aside, digression, divagation, excursus, parenthesis, import, meaning, significance, signification, bunk, hokum, meaninglessness, nonsense, nonsensicality, drivel, garbage, acknowledgement, acknowledgment, refusal, info, information, counsel, counseling, counselling, direction, guidance, commitment, dedication, approval, commendation, disapproval, respects, discourtesy, disrespect, insertion, interpolation, statement, statement, humor, wit, witticism, wittiness, opinion, view, direction, instruction, proposal, offer, offering, entry, submission, narration, narrative, story, tale, packaging, promo, promotion, promotional material, publicity, sensationalism, shocker.
substance (noun) humour (noun)
the real physical matter of which a person or thing consists the quality of being funny
a particular kind or species of matter with uniform properties the trait of appreciating (and being able to express) the humorous
the property of holding together and retaining its shape the liquid parts of the body
the idea that is intended (Middle Ages) one of the four fluids in the body whose balance was believed to determine your emotional and physical state
the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter
content communicating a message; what something is about a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling
considerable capital (wealth or income)
material of a particular kind or constitution
substance (verb) humour (verb)
put into a good mood
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