Definition of humor

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Humor (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..

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Drama :: Drama (n.) A composition, in prose or poetry, accommodated to action, and intended to exhibit a picture of human life, or to depict a series of grave or humorous actions of more than ordinary interest, tending toward some striking result. It is commonly designed to be spoken and represented by actors on the stage..
Fretful :: Fretful (a.) Disposed to fret; ill-humored; peevish; angry; in a state of vexation; as, a fretful temper..
Disposition :: Disposition (n.) Mood; humor.
Humoring :: Humoring (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Humo.
Waggish :: Waggish (a.) Like a wag; mischievous in sport; roguish in merriment or good humor; frolicsome.
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..
Enliven :: Enliven (v. t.) To give spirit or vivacity to; to make sprightly, gay, or cheerful; to animate; as, mirth and good humor enliven a company; enlivening strains of music..
Ycleped :: Ycleped (p. p.) Called; named; -- obsolete, except in archaic or humorous writings..
Humorousness :: Humorousness (n.) Moodiness; capriciousness.
Irony :: Irony (n.) A sort of humor, ridicule, or light sarcasm, which adopts a mode of speech the meaning of which is contrary to the literal sense of the words..
Megrim :: Megrim (n.) A fancy; a whim; a freak; a humor; esp., in the plural, lowness of spirits..
Derivation :: Derivation (n.) A drawing of humors or fluids from one part of the body to another, to relieve or lessen a morbid process..
Whim :: Whim (n.) A sudden turn or start of the mind; a temporary eccentricity; a freak; a fancy; a capricious notion; a humor; a caprice.
Humor :: Humor (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..
Prune :: Prune (v. i.) To dress; to prink; -used humorously or in contempt.
Discussive :: Discussive (n.) A medicine that discusses or disperses morbid humors; a discutient.
Wag :: Wag (v.) A man full of sport and humor; a ludicrous fellow; a humorist; a wit; a joker.
Facetious :: Facetious (a.) Given to wit and good humor; merry; sportive; jocular; as, a facetious companion..
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..
Indulge :: Indulge (v. t.) to yield to the desire of; to gratify by compliance; to humor; to withhold restraint from; as, to indulge children in their caprices or willfulness; to indulge one's self with a rest or in pleasure..
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