sense of humour

sense of humour
(BrE) (AmE sense of humor) noun
VERBS
have, possess
keep, maintain, retain (esp. BrE)

I'm trying to keep a sense of humour about all of this.

lose
lack

He seems to lack a sense of humour.

ADJECTIVE
good, great, wonderful

He had a keen sense of humour.

mischievous, wicked

the playwright's wicked sense of humour

dark, dry, wry
goofy (AmE), offbeat (esp. AmE), quirky

Michael and I share a quirky sense of humour.

odd, strange, weird
sick, twisted, warped

The band display their twisted sense of humour on songs like ‘Die Dead Die’.

PREPOSITION
with a sense of humour

He seemed to take most things with a sense of humour.


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