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   Hu·mor

   /ˈ(h)yo͞omər/

   

   noun

   • 1. the quality of being amusing or comic, especially as expressed in literature or speech: "his tales are full of humor" Similar comical aspectcomic sidefunny sidecomedyfunninesshilarityjocularityabsurdityabsurdnessludicrousnessdrollnessfacetiousnesssatireironyOpposite seriousness
   • ▪ the ability to express humor or make other people laugh: "their inimitable brand of humor"
   • 2. a mood or state of mind: "her good humor vanished" Similar moodtemperdispositiontemperamentframe of mindstate of mindspirits
   • ▪ an inclination or whim: archaic "and have you really burnt all your Plays to please a Humor?"
   • 3. 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. historical

   verb

   • 1. comply with the wishes of (someone) in order to keep them content, however unreasonable such wishes might be: "she was always humoring him to prevent trouble"
   • ▪ adapt or accommodate oneself to (something): "in reading this stanza we ought to humor it with a corresponding tone of voice"

   Word Origin Middle English: via Old French from Latin humor ‘moisture’, from humere (see humid). The original sense was ‘bodily fluid’ (surviving in aqueous humour and vitreous humour); it was used specifically for any of the cardinal humors (humor (sense 3 of the noun)), whence ‘mental disposition’ (thought to be caused by the relative proportions of the humors). This led, in the 16th century, to the senses ‘mood’ (humor (sense 2 of the noun)) and ‘whim’, hence to humour someone ‘to indulge a person's whim’. humor (sense 1 of the noun) dates from the late 16th century.

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   HUMOUR meaning: 1. the ability to find things funny, the way in which people see that some things are funny, or the…. Learn more.

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   Definitions of humor. noun. a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter. synonyms: humour, wit, witticism, wittiness. see more. noun. the trait of appreciating (and being able to express) the humorous. “she didn't appreciate my humor ” “you can't survive in the army without a sense of humor ”

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   5 days ago · The meaning of HUMOUR is chiefly British spelling of humor.

5. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishhumor noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

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   [uncountable] the quality in something that makes it funny; the ability to laugh at things that are funny. It was a story full of gentle humor. She ignored his feeble attempt at humor. They failed to see the humor of the situation. I can't stand people with no sense of humor. to have a dry/keen/wicked/wry sense of humor.

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   noun. the quality of being funny. Also calledsense of humour the ability to appreciate or express that which is humorous. situations, speech, or writings that are thought to be humorous. a state of mind; temper; mood. ( in combination ) good humour. ill humour. temperament or disposition. a caprice or whim.

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   Definition of humour in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   Humour, communication in which the stimulus produces amusement. In all its many-splendoured varieties, humour can be simply defined as a type of stimulation that tends to elicit the laughter reflex. Spontaneous laughter is a motor reflex produced by the coordinated contraction of 15 facial muscles.