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Definition of Humour
1. Verb. Put into a good mood.
2. Noun. A characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling. "He was in a bad humor"
Generic synonyms: Feeling
Specialized synonyms: Peeve, Sulk, Sulkiness, Amiability, Good Humor, Good Humour, Good Temper, Distemper, Ill Humor, Ill Humour
Derivative terms: Humor, Moody
3. Noun. A message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter.
Generic synonyms: Content, Message, Subject Matter, Substance
Specialized synonyms: Jeu D'esprit, Bon Mot, Mot, Esprit De L'escalier, Bite, Pungency, Caustic Remark, Irony, Sarcasm, Satire, Repartee, Gag, Jape, Jest, Joke, Laugh, Caricature, Imitation, Impersonation, Cartoon, Sketch, Fun, Play, Sport, Ribaldry, Topper
Examples of language type: Libation, Roaster
Derivative terms: Humorist, Humorous, Humourist, Humourous, Witty, Witty
4. 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"
Generic synonyms: Body Substance
Category relationships: Physiology, Antiquity, Dark Ages, Middle Ages
Derivative terms: Humoral
5. Noun. The liquid parts of the body.
Generic synonyms: Body Substance
Specialized synonyms: Aqueous Humor, Aqueous Humour, Vitreous Body, Vitreous Humor, Vitreous Humour, Endolymph, Perilymph, Ecf, Extracellular Fluid, Intracellular Fluid, Juice, Succus, Karyolymph, Milk, Amnionic Fluid, Amniotic Fluid, Waters, Blood, Blood Serum, Serum, Chyle, Lymph, Come, Cum, Ejaculate, Seed, Semen, Seminal Fluid, Ink, Secretion, Black Bile, Melancholy, Choler, Yellow Bile, Lochia, Festering, Ichor, Purulence, Pus, Sanies, Suppuration, Cerebrospinal Fluid, Spinal Fluid
Derivative terms: Humoral
6. Noun. The quality of being funny. "I fail to see the humor in it"
Generic synonyms: Quality
Specialized synonyms: Comicality
Derivative terms: Humorist, Humorous, Humourist, Humourous
7. Noun. The trait of appreciating (and being able to express) the humorous. "You can't survive in the army without a sense of humor"
Generic synonyms: Fun, Playfulness
Derivative terms: Humorist, Humorous, Humourist, Humourous
Definition of Humour
1. Noun. (obsolete) Moist vapour, moisture. ¹
2. Noun. (archaic or historical) Any of the fluids in an animal body, especially the four "cardinal humours" of blood, yellow bile, black bile and phlegm that were believed to control the health and mood of the human body. ¹
3. Noun. Either of the two regions of liquid within the eyeball, the aqueous humour and vitreous humour. ¹
4. Noun. One's state of mind or disposition; one's mood. ¹
5. Noun. The quality in events, speech or writing which is seen as funny, or creates amusement, such as a joke, satire, parody, etc. ¹
6. Verb. (transitive) To pacify by indulging. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Humour
1. to humor [v -ED, -ING, -S] - See also: humor
Medical Definition of Humour
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