humour
tendency of someone to point out and emphasize the comical nature of something (or the mental state that leads to this tendency)
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Summary
humour is a tone[1]. humour draws 5,459 Wikipedia views per month (tone work category, ranking #1 of 1).[2]
Key Facts
- Instance of: attitude[3], disposition[4], behavior[5], art movement[6]
- Subclass of: communication[7]
- Commons category: Humor[8]
- Topic's main category: Category:Humour[9]
- Topic's main Wikimedia portal: Portal:Comedy[10]
- Described by source: Yuzhakov Big Encyclopedia[11], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[12], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[13], Desktop Encyclopedic Dictionary[14], Lean Logic[15], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[16], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[17], Small Soviet Encyclopedia[18], Explanatory Dictionary of the Living Great Russian Language[19], Basque Literature Terms Dictionary[20]
- Different from: laughter[21]
- Studied by: humor studies[22]
- Practiced by: humorist[23]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[24]
Why It Matters
humour has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[25] humour is known by 29 alternative names across languages and contexts.[26]