Definition of humor

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Humor (v. t.) To help on by indulgence or compliant treatment; to soothe; to gratify; to please.

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Attenuate :: Attenuate (v. t.) To make thin or less consistent; to render less viscid or dense; to rarefy. Specifically: To subtilize, as the humors of the body, or to break them into finer parts..
Humorous :: Humorous (a.) Subject to be governed by humor or caprice; irregular; capricious; whimsical.
Soothe :: Soothe (a.) To assent to; to comply with; to gratify; to humor by compliance; to please with blandishments or soft words; to flatter.
Debonairness :: Debonairness (n.) The quality of being debonair; good humor; gentleness; courtesy.
Jocose :: "Jocose (a.) Given to jokes and jesting; containing a joke, or abounding in jokes; merry; sportive; humorous..
Derivation :: Derivation (n.) A drawing of humors or fluids from one part of the body to another, to relieve or lessen a morbid process..
Petulancy :: Petulancy (n.) The quality or state of being petulant; temporary peevishness; pettishness; capricious ill humor.
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..
Indulgence :: Indulgence (n.) The act of indulging or humoring; the quality of being indulgent; forbearance of restrain or control.
Humorsomeness :: Humorsomeness (n.) Quality of being humorsome.
Bleared :: Bleared (a.) Dimmed, as by a watery humor; affected with rheum..
Tune :: Tune (n.) Order; harmony; concord; fit disposition, temper, or humor; right mood..
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..
Frame :: Frame (n.) Particular state or disposition, as of the mind; humor; temper; mood; as, to be always in a happy frame..
Phlegm :: Phlegm (a.) One of the four humors of which the ancients supposed the blood to be composed. See Humor.
Hyaloid :: Hyaloid (a.) Resembling glass; vitriform; transparent; hyaline; as, the hyaloid membrane, a very delicate membrane inclosing the vitreous humor of the eye..
Farrand :: Farrand (n.) Manner; custom; fashion; humor.
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..
Placebo :: Placebo (n.) A prescription intended to humor or satisfy.
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