Definition of humor

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Humor (n.) 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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Squirehood :: Squireen (n.) One who is half squire and half farmer; -- used humorously.
Maw :: Maw (n.) A stomach; the receptacle into which food is taken by swallowing; in birds, the craw; -- now used only of the lower animals, exept humorously or in contempt..
Humor :: Humor (n.) Changing and uncertain states of mind; caprices; freaks; vagaries; whims.
Take :: Take (v. t.) To bear without ill humor or resentment; to submit to; to tolerate; to endure; as, to take a joke; he will take an affront from no man..
Trotter :: Trotter (n.) The foot of an animal, especially that of a sheep; also, humorously, the human foot..
Crossness :: Crossness (n.) The quality or state of being cross; peevishness; fretfulness; ill humor.
Humorism :: Humorism (n.) The manner or disposition of a humorist; humorousness.
Sprig :: Sprig (n.) A youth; a lad; -- used humorously or in slight disparagement.
Indulgent :: Indulgent (a.) Prone to indulge; yielding to the wishes, humor, or appetites of those under one's care; compliant; not opposing or restraining; tolerant; mild; favorable; not severe; as, an indulgent parent..
Cross :: Cross (a.) Characterized by, or in a state of, peevishness, fretfulness, or ill humor; as, a cross man or woman..
Timeserving :: Timeserving (a.) Obsequiously complying with the spirit of the times, or the humors of those in power..
Defluxion :: Defluxion (n.) A discharge or flowing of humors or fluid matter, as from the nose in catarrh; -- sometimes used synonymously with inflammation..
Spleen :: Spleen (n.) Anger; latent spite; ill humor; malice; as, to vent one's spleen..
Ology :: Ology (n.) A colloquial or humorous name for any science or branch of knowledge.
Bleared :: Bleared (a.) Dimmed, as by a watery humor; affected with rheum..
Boom :: Boom (n.) A strong and extensive advance, with more or less noisy excitement; -- applied colloquially or humorously to market prices, the demand for stocks or commodities and to political chances of aspirants to office; as, a boom in the stock market; a boom in coffee..
Mood :: Mood (n.) Temper of mind; temporary state of the mind in regard to passion or feeling; humor; as, a melancholy mood; a suppliant mood..
Watery :: Watery (a.) Resembling water; thin or transparent, as a liquid; as, watery humors..
Bile :: Bile (n.) Bitterness of feeling; choler; anger; ill humor; as, to stir one's bile..
Dishumor :: Dishumor (n.) Ill humor.
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