Definition of humor

Thanks for using this online dictionary, we have been helping millions of people improve their use of the english language with its free online services. English definition of humor is as below...

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..

Lern More About Humor

Farrand :: Farrand (n.) Manner; custom; fashion; humor.
Petulancy :: Petulancy (n.) The quality or state of being petulant; temporary peevishness; pettishness; capricious ill humor.
Temporize :: Temporize (v. t.) To comply with the time or occasion; to humor, or yield to, the current of opinion or circumstances; also, to trim, as between two parties..
Glama :: Glama (n.) A copious gummy secretion of the humor of the eyelids, in consequence of some disorder; blearedness; lippitude..
Humor :: 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..
Phlegm :: Phlegm (a.) One of the four humors of which the ancients supposed the blood to be composed. See Humor.
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..
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..
Ology :: Ology (n.) A colloquial or humorous name for any science or branch of knowledge.
Spindle-shaped :: Spindleshanks (n.) A person with slender shanks, or legs; -- used humorously or in contempt..
Pin :: Pin (n.) Mood; humor.
Humorously :: Humorously (adv.) Capriciously; whimsically.
Humoralism :: Humoralism (n.) The state or quality of being humoral.
Soothe :: Soothe (a.) To assent to; to comply with; to gratify; to humor by compliance; to please with blandishments or soft words; to flatter.
Playful :: Playful (a.) Sportive; gamboling; frolicsome; indulging a sportive fancy; humorous; merry; as, a playful child; a playful writer..
Witty :: Witty (n.) Especially, possessing wit or humor; good at repartee; droll; facetious; sometimes, sarcastic; as, a witty remark, poem, and the like..
Catch :: Catch (n.) A humorous canon or round, so contrived that the singers catch up each other's words..
Humoring :: Humoring (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Humo.
Squirehood :: Squireen (n.) One who is half squire and half farmer; -- used humorously.
Yankee-doodle :: Yankee-Doodle (n.) Humorously, a Yankee..
Random Fonts
Most Popular

close
Privacy Policy   GDPR Policy   Terms & Conditions   Contact Us