- subtle humor
- quiet and sophisticated humor
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
subtle humor
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subtle — 01. There is a [subtle] difference in meaning between the two words that is difficult to explain. 02. His sense of humor is quite [subtle], so sometimes it s hard to know if he is joking or if he s serious. 03. Her novels have a common theme… … Grammatical examples in English
humor — n. something funny 1) bitter, caustic; black; deadpan, dry, straight; earthy; gallows; infectious; irrepressible; slapstick; sly, wry; subtle humor 2) a sense of humor 3) a dash, trace, vein of humor mood 4) (a) bad; good humor (she s in good… … Combinatory dictionary
subtle — Subtile Sub tile, a. [L. subtilis. See {Subtile}.] 1. Thin; not dense or gross; rare; as, subtile air; subtile vapor; a subtile medium. [1913 Webster] 2. Delicately constituted or constructed; nice; fine; delicate; tenuous; finely woven. A sotil… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
subtle — Subtile Sub tile, a. [L. subtilis. See {Subtile}.] 1. Thin; not dense or gross; rare; as, subtile air; subtile vapor; a subtile medium. [1913 Webster] 2. Delicately constituted or constructed; nice; fine; delicate; tenuous; finely woven. A sotil… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
humor — Synonyms and related words: Atticism, Rh factor, Rh negative, Rh positive, Rh type, Rhesus factor, agile wit, ambiversion, antibody, antigen, appease, arterial blood, baby, banter, bay, bee, black humor, blood, blood bank, blood cell, blood count … Moby Thesaurus
subtle sense of humor — quiet and sophisticated sense of humor … English contemporary dictionary
Military humor — Military humor: Badge of the Tonkin Gulf Yacht Club (aka US 7th Fleet) Military humor is humor based on stereotypes of military life. Military humor portrays a wide range of characters and situations in the armed forces. It comes in a wide array… … Wikipedia
Droll humor — is an often dry, witty form of humor that elicits laughs through amusingly odd, sometimes zany behavior or speech. Due to its more subtle nature, this type of humor is not commonly used by comedians; Steven Wright is an example of one who does… … Wikipedia
black humor — Synonyms and related words: Atticism, agile wit, burlesque, caricature, comedy, dry wit, esprit, farce, humor, irony, lampoon, nimble wit, parody, pleasantry, pretty wit, quick wit, ready wit, salt, sarcasm, satire, savor of wit, slapstick,… … Moby Thesaurus
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