humors

[Hu·mor]

Humor is a word for the quality of being funny or for appreciating comedy, as in "sense of humor."

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Moisture, especially, the moisture or fluid of animal bodies, as the chyle, lymph, etc.; as, the humors of the eye, etc.

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"

Noun
the quality of being funny; "I fail to see the humor in it"

Noun
the liquid parts of the body

Noun
(Middle Ages) one of the four fluids in the body whose balance was believed to determine your emotional and physical state; "the humors are blood and phlegm and yellow and black bile"

Noun
a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter

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Noun
a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling; "whether he praised or cursed me depended on his temper at the time"; "he was in a bad humor"

Verb
put into a good mood


n.
Moisture, especially, the moisture or fluid of animal bodies, as the chyle, lymph, etc.; as, the humors of the eye, etc.

n.
A vitiated or morbid animal fluid, such as often causes an eruption on the skin.

n.
State of mind, whether habitual or temporary (as formerly supposed to depend on the character or combination of the fluids of the body); disposition; temper; mood; as, good humor; ill humor.

n.
Changing and uncertain states of mind; caprices; freaks; vagaries; whims.

n.
That quality of the imagination which gives to ideas an incongruous or fantastic turn, and tends to excite laughter or mirth by ludicrous images or representations; a playful fancy; facetiousness.

v. t.
To comply with the humor of; to adjust matters so as suit the peculiarities, caprices, or exigencies of; to adapt one's self to; to indulge by skillful adaptation; as, to humor the mind.

v. t.
To help on by indulgence or compliant treatment; to soothe; to gratify; to please.


Humor

Hu"mor , n. [OE. humour, OF. humor, umor, F. humeur, L. humor, umor, moisture, fluid, fr. humere, umere, to be moist. See Humid.] [Written also humour.] 1. Moisture, especially, the moisture or fluid of animal bodies, as the chyle, lymph, etc.; as, the humors of the eye, etc. &hand; The ancient physicians believed that there were four humors (the blood, phlegm, yellow bile or choler, and black bile or melancholy), on the relative proportion of which the temperament and health depended. 2. (Med.) A vitiated or morbid animal fluid, such as often causes an eruption on the skin. "A body full of humors." Sir W. Temple. 3. State of mind, whether habitual or temporary (as formerly supposed to depend on the character or combination of the fluids of the body); disposition; temper; mood; as, good humor; ill humor.
Examine how your humor is inclined, And which the ruling passion of your mind.
A prince of a pleasant humor.
I like not the humor of lying.
4. pl. Changing and uncertain states of mind; caprices; freaks; vagaries; whims.
Is my friend all perfection, all virtue and discretion? Has he not humors to be endured?
5. That quality of the imagination which gives to ideas an incongruous or fantastic turn, and tends to excite laughter or mirth by ludicrous images or representations; a playful fancy; facetiousness.
For thy sake I admit That a Scot may have humor, I'd almost said wit.
A great deal of excellent humor was expended on the perplexities of mine host.
Aqueous humor, Crystalline humor ∨ lens, Vitreous humor. (Anat.) See Eye. -- Out of humor, dissatisfied; displeased; in an unpleasant frame of mind. Syn. -- Wit; satire; pleasantry; temper; disposition; mood; frame; whim; fancy; caprice. See Wit.

Humor

Hu"mor , v. t. [imp. & p. p. Humored ; p. pr. & vb. n. Humoring.] 1. To comply with the humor of; to adjust matters so as suit the peculiarities, caprices, or exigencies of; to adapt one's self to; to indulge by skillful adaptation; as, to humor the mind.
It is my part to invent, and the musician's to humor that invention.
2. To help on by indulgence or compliant treatment; to soothe; to gratify; to please.
You humor me when I am sick.
Syn. -- To gratify; to indulge. See Gratify.

Moisture, especially, the moisture or fluid of animal bodies, as the chyle, lymph, etc.; as, the humors of the eye, etc.

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Usage Examples

A lot of my humor does come from anger. It's like, you're not gonna pull one over on me - which is pretty much my motto anyways.

A person without a sense of humor is like a wagon without springs. It's jolted by every pebble on the road.

A well-developed sense of humor is the pole that adds balance to your steps as you walk the tightrope of life.

A sense of humor is a major defense against minor troubles.

A sense of humor is the ability to understand a joke - and that the joke is oneself.

A laugh is a surprise. And all humor is physical. I was always athletic, so that came naturally to me.

A sense of humor keen enough to show a man his own absurdities will keep him from the commission of all sins, or nearly all, save those worth committing.

A sense of humor is great - it goes a long, long way in a marriage.

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Other Usage Examples

A sense of humor is good for you. Have you ever heard of a laughing hyena with heart burn?

Absurdity is what I like most in life, and there's humor in struggling in ignorance. If you saw a man repeatedly running into a wall until he was a bloody pulp, after a while it would make you laugh because it becomes absurd.

A lot of people into Tool, for some reason, are not interested in humor.

A lot of stars don't have a sense of humor.

A good actor is someone who knows how to take the part and make it real and make it honest and be effective in it. If it's in a funny movie and, as long as they are cast in an appropriate way, humor will come from it.

A lot of my humor centers on the act of telling jokes and I think this can prevent certain audiences from suspending their feeling of disbelief. It might piss a few people off, but I can't help it.

A good sense of humor will get you everywhere.

A boy is naturally full of humor.

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