BLACK HUMOR

Meaning of BLACK HUMOR in English

a form of humor that regards human suffering as absurd rather than pitiable, or that considers human existence as ironic and pointless but somehow comic.

[ 1965-70 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012

BLACK HUMOR — noun Etymology: translation of French humour noir : humor marked by the use of usually morbid, ironic, grotesquely comic episodes …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BLACK HUMOR — morbid humor
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
BLACK HUMOR — Synonyms and related words : Atticism, agile wit, burlesque, caricature, comedy, dry wit, esprit, farce, humor, irony, lampoon, nimble wit, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
HUMOR — n humor (1. animal fluid; 2. mental disposition, temperament; 3. as in sense of humor); humor aquose [Anat.] aqueous humor; …
Interlingua English vocab
HUMOR — kamuut
English-Visayan vocabulary
HUMOR — I. noun Etymology: Middle English humour, from Anglo-French umor, umour, from Medieval Latin & Latin; Medieval Latin ~, from Latin …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
BLACK — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) black eyed pea black lead black legged kittiwake Black Aesthetic movement Black Arts movement …
Английский словарь Британика
HUMOR — I. ˈ(h)yümə(r) noun ( -s ) Usage: see -or Etymology: Middle English humour, from Middle French humeur, from Medieval Latin …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BLACK — I. ˈblak adjective ( -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English blak, from Old English blæc; akin to Old High German blah …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HUMOR — (v. t.) To help on by indulgence or compliant treatment; to soothe; to gratify; to please.
Английский словарь Webster
HUMOR — (v. t.) To comply with the humor of; to adjust matters so as suit the peculiarities, caprices, or exigencies of; …
Английский словарь Webster
HUMOR — (n.) That quality of the imagination which gives to ideas an incongruous or fantastic turn, and tends to excite laughter …
Английский словарь Webster
HUMOR — (n.) Changing and uncertain states of mind; caprices; freaks; vagaries; whims.
Английский словарь Webster
HUMOR — (n.) State of mind, whether habitual or temporary (as formerly supposed to depend on the character or combination of the …
Английский словарь Webster
HUMOR — (n.) A vitiated or morbid animal fluid, such as often causes an eruption on the skin.
Английский словарь Webster
HUMOR — (n.) Moisture, especially, the moisture or fluid of animal bodies, as the chyle, lymph, etc.; as, the humors of the …
Английский словарь Webster
HUMOR — ( v. t. ) To help on by indulgence or compliant treatment; to soothe; to gratify; to please.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
HUMOR — ( v. t. ) To comply with the humor of; to adjust matters so as suit the peculiarities, caprices, or …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
HUMOR — ( n. ) That quality of the imagination which gives to ideas an incongruous or fantastic turn, and tends to …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
HUMOR — ( n. ) State of mind, whether habitual or temporary (as formerly supposed to depend on the character or combination …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
HUMOR — — humorful , adj. — humorless , adj. — humorlessly , adv. — humorlessness , n. /hyooh"meuhr/ or, often, /yooh"-/ …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BLACK — — blackish , adj. — blackishly , adv. — blackishness , n. /blak/ , adj., blacker, blackest , n., v., …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
HUMOR — I. ˈhyü-mər, ˈyü- noun Etymology: Middle English humour, from Anglo-French umor, umour, from Medieval Latin & Latin; Medieval Latin humor, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BLACK — I. ˈblak adjective Etymology: Middle English blak, from Old English blæc; akin to Old High German blah black, and probably …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
HUMOR — noun changing and uncertain states of mind; caprices; freaks; vagaries; whims. 2. humor ·noun a vitiated or morbid animal fluid, …
Webster English vocab
BLACK — noun a black pigment or dye. 2. black ·noun a stain; a spot; a smooch. 3. black ·noun a black …
Webster English vocab
HUMOR — [hu.mor] n [ME humour, fr. MF humeur, fr. ML & L; ML humor, fr. L humor, umor moisture; akin to …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BLACK — [black] adj [ME blak, fr. OE blaec; akin to OHG blah black, and prob. to L flagrare to burn, Gk …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
HUMOR — humor BrE AmE ˈhjuːm ə § ˈjuːm- AmE - ə r ▷ humor|ed d ▷ humoring hjuːm ə r‿ɪŋ § …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
BLACK — black, Black BrE AmE blæk ▷ blacked blækt ▷ blacker ˈblæk ə AmE \ - ə r ▷ blackest ˈblæk …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
BLACK — / blæk; NAmE / adjective , noun , verb ■ adjective ( black·er , black·est ) COLOUR 1. having the …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HUMOR — I. hu ‧ mour 1 BrE AmE British English , humor American English /ˈhjuːmə $ ˈhjuːmər, ˈjuː-/ noun [uncountable] 1 …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BLACK — I. black 1 S1 W1 /blæk/ BrE AmE adjective ( comparative blacker , superlative blackest ) [ Language: Old English …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BLACK — adj., n., & v. --adj. 1 very dark, having no colour from the absorption of all or nearly all incident …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
BLACK — adj., n., & v. adj. 1 very dark, having no colour from the absorption of all or nearly all incident …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
BLACK — adj., n., & v. --adj. 1. very dark, having no colour from the absorption of all or nearly all incident …
Oxford English vocab
BLACK — ( blacker, blackest, blacks, blacking, blacked) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BLACK — n. black mica black eyed pea black lead black legged kittiwake Black Aesthetic movement Black Arts movement Black and Tan …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
HUMOR — Synonyms and related words : Atticism, Rh factor, Rh-negative, Rh-positive, Rh-type, Rhesus factor, agile wit, ambiversion, antibody, antigen, appease, arterial …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
BLACK
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
HUMOR — n. Function: noun 1 Synonyms: DISPOSITION 3, character, complexion, individualism, individuality, makeup, nature, personality, temper, temperament 2 Synonyms: MOOD 1, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
HUMOR — I. noun 1. Synonyms: disposition 3, character, complexion, individualism, individuality, makeup, nature, personality, temper, temperament 2. Synonyms: mood 1, mind, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
BLACK — n. 25B6; adjective a black horse : DARK, pitch-black, jet-black, coal-black, inky; Heraldry sable; rare nigrescent. a black night : …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
BLACK — adj. 1 jet, jet-black, coal-black, inky, sooty, swart, swarthy, raven, ebony, dusky, Literary ebon, hyacinthine Her hair was as black …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
HUMOR — In medicine, humor refers to a fluid (or semifluid) substance. Thus, the aqueous humor is the fluid normally present in …
English Dictionary of Medicine
HUMOR — амер.; = humour ; сущ. юмор - broad * грубоватый юмор - grim * черный юмор - I don't see …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
BLACK
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
HUMOR — humor.ogg 1. ʹhju:mə = humour I и II 2. ʹhju:mə = humour I и II
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
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BLACK — 1) чёрный 2) сажа, технический углерод 3) чёрная краска; чёрный пигмент 4) окрашивать в чёрный цвет 5) чернь 6) дёготь …
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BLACK — 1) чёрный 2) сажа, технический углерод 3) чёрная краска; чёрный пигмент 4) окрашивать в чёрный цвет 5) чернь 6) дёготь 7) полигр. марашка • black after white — …
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BLACK — 1) черный 2) темный 3) чернокожий, негр 4) нелегальный, черный 5) сажа; копоть - furnace black - plumber's black - thermal black - white black 6) черный цвет; черная …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
HUMOR — humor амер.; - humour; сущ.
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HUMOR — гумор, жидкость тела - aqueous humor - vitreous humor of ear
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HUMOR — гумор, жидкость тела - aqueous humor - vitreous humor of ear
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BLACK — 1) чёрный (о цвете) 2) технический углерод, сажа 3) чёрная краска [c crimson]|| покрывать [красить] чёрной краской, чернить 4) марашка …
Англо-Русский словарь по полиграфии и издательскому делу
HUMOR — амер.; = humour ; сущ. юмор - broad * грубоватый юмор - grim * черный юмор - I don't see …
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