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Hyphenation for “humour”

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What is the correct hyphenation for “humour”? The purpose of hyphenation is to separate a word such as "humour" because otherwise it would be too long and would no longer fit on one line. This separation not only saves space it improves the visually flow of the text. This word separation exists in most languages. In English, the word separation of “humour” is based on the speech syllables. The separating syllable in linguistics is therefore the smallest group of sounds in the natural flow of speech. As a separator, the classic hyphen is usually used: „humour“ ⟶ „hu-mour“.

Hyphens are occasionally used to denote syllabification, as in syl-la-bi-fi-ca-tion. Various British and North American dictionaries use an interpunct, sometimes called a "middle dot" or "hyphenation point", for this purpose, as in syl·la·bi·fi·ca·tion. This allows the hyphen to be reserved only for places where a hard hyphen is intended (for example, self-con·scious, un·self-con·scious, long-stand·ing). Similarly, hyphens may be used to indicate how a word is being or should be spelled. For example, W-O-R-D spells "word".

Definitions of "humour"

humour >> ˈhjuːmə

Definition: [noun] the quality of being amusing or comic, especially as expressed in literature or speech.
Example: his tales are full of humour

Synonyms of "humour"

comical aspect | comic side | funny side | comedy | funniness | hilarity | jocularity | absurdity | absurdness | ludicrousness | drollness | facetiousness | satire | irony |

Definition: [noun] a mood or state of mind.
Example: her good humour vanished

Synonyms of "humour"

mood | temper | disposition | temperament | frame of mind | state of mind | spirits |

Definition: [noun] each of the four chief fluids of the body (blood, phlegm, yellow bile (choler), and black bile (melancholy)) that were thought to determine a person's physical and mental qualities by the relative proportions in which they were present.

Synonyms of "humour"

Definition: [verb] comply with the wishes of (someone) in order to keep them content, however unreasonable such wishes might be.
Example: she was always humouring him to prevent trouble

Synonyms of "humour"

indulge | pander to | yield to | bow to | cater to | give way to | give in to | go along with | comply with | adapt to | accommodate | pamper | spoil | overindulge | cosset | coddle | mollycoddle | mollify | soothe | placate | gratify | satisfy |