Definition of humor

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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..

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Humorously :: Humorously (adv.) Capriciously; whimsically.
Humorsomely :: Humorsomely (adv.) Pleasantly; humorously.
It :: It (pron.) As an indefinite object after some intransitive verbs, or after a substantive used humorously as a verb; as, to foot it (i. e., to walk)..
Banter :: Banter (n.) The act of bantering; joking or jesting; humorous or good-humored raillery; pleasantry.
Humorsome :: Humorsome (a.) Jocose; witty; humorous.
Squirehood :: Squireen (n.) One who is half squire and half farmer; -- used humorously.
Baby :: Baby (v. i.) To treat like a young child; to keep dependent; to humor; to fondle.
Pleasant :: Pleasant (n.) A wit; a humorist; a buffoon.
Dump :: Dump (v. t.) A dull, gloomy state of the mind; sadness; melancholy; low spirits; despondency; ill humor; -- now used only in the plural..
Facete :: Facete (a.) Facetious; witty; humorous.
Distemper :: Distemper (v. t.) Morbid temper of the mind; undue predominance of a passion or appetite; mental derangement; bad temper; ill humor.
Buffer :: Buffer (n.) A good-humored, slow-witted fellow; -- usually said of an elderly man..
Broad :: Broad (superl.) Cross; coarse; indelicate; as, a broad compliment; a broad joke; broad humor..
Dishumor :: Dishumor (v. t.) To deprive of humor or desire; to put out of humor.
Zambo :: Zambo (n.) The child of a mulatto and a negro; also, the child of an Indian and a negro; colloquially or humorously, a negro; a sambo..
Waggish :: Waggish (a.) Like a wag; mischievous in sport; roguish in merriment or good humor; frolicsome.
Humorously :: Humorously (adv.) Facetiously; wittily.
Peccant :: Peccant (a.) Morbid; corrupt; as, peccant humors..
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..
Good-humored :: Good-humored (a.) Having a cheerful spirit and demeanor; good-tempered. See Good-natured.
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