humour Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. noun a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling
   humor; temper; mood.
   
   • whether he praised or cursed me depended on his temper at the time
   • he was in a bad humor
2. noun a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter
   witticism; wittiness; wit; humor.
   
3. noun (Middle Ages) one of the four fluids in the body whose balance was believed to determine your emotional and physical state
   humor.
   
   • the humors are blood and phlegm and yellow and black bile
4. noun the liquid parts of the body
   bodily fluid; liquid body substance; humor; body fluid.
   
5. noun the quality of being funny
   humor.
   
   • I fail to see the humor in it
6. noun the trait of appreciating (and being able to express) the humorous
   sense of humor; humor; sense of humour.
   
   • she didn't appreciate my humor
   • you can't survive in the army without a sense of humor
7. verb put into a good mood
   humor.
   

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