Definition of
humour has definitions from the field of biology
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[ noun ] the quality of being funny

Synonyms

humor

Examples

"I fail to see the humor in it"

Related terms

quality

2
[ noun ] (biology) one of the four fluids in the body whose balance was believed (in ancient and medieval physiology) to determine your emotional and physical state

Synonyms

humor

Examples

"the humors are blood and phlegm and yellow and black bile"

Related terms

liquid_body_substance body_substance blood yellow_bile black_bile phlegm middle_ages antiquity physiology

3
[ noun ] a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter

Synonyms

wit humor wittiness witticism

Related terms

message joke sarcasm fun cartoon ribaldry repartee bon_mot jeu_d'esprit topper caricature bite roaster libation

4
[ noun ] a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling

Synonyms

mood humor temper

Examples

"whether he praised or cursed me depended on his temper at the time" "he was in a bad humor"

Related terms

feeling good_humor sulk ill_humor humor

5
[ verb ] put into a good mood

Synonyms

humor

Related terms

gratify temper

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[ noun ] (biology) the liquid parts of the body

Synonyms

bodily_fluid body_fluid humor liquid_body_substance

Related terms

body_substance blood serum blood_serum secretion milk phlegm spinal_fluid chyle endolymph semen lymph juice ink amniotic_fluid pus yellow_bile humor black_bile perilymph ecf intracellular_fluid karyolymph lochia vitreous_humor aqueous_humor

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[ noun ] the trait of appreciating (and being able to express) the humorous

Synonyms

humor sense_of_humor sense_of_humour

Examples

"she didn't appreciate my humor" "you can't survive in the army without a sense of humor"

Related terms

playfulness

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humor hummer

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