humor : Idioms & Phrases

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Aqueous humor

  • noun the limpid fluid within the eyeball between the cornea and the lens
    aqueous humour.
WordNet
  • (Anat.), one the humors of the eye; a limpid fluid, occupying the space between the crystalline lens and the cornea. (See Eye.)
Webster 1913

Aqueous humor, Crystalline humor ∨ lens, Vitreous humor

  • . (Anat.) See Eye.
Webster 1913

black humor

  • noun the juxtaposition of morbid and farcical elements (in writing or drama) to give a disturbing effect
    black humour.
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good humor

  • noun a cheerful and agreeable mood
    good humour; good temper; amiability.
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Good humor, ∨ Good-humor

  • a cheerful or pleasant temper or state of mind.
Webster 1913

good-humored

  • adjective satellite disposed to please
    amiable; good-humoured.
    • an amiable villain with a cocky sidelong grin"- Hal Hinson
WordNet
Good`-hu"mored adjective
Definitions
  1. Having a cheerful spirit and demeanor; good-tempered. See Good-natured.
Webster 1913

Ill humor

  • noun an angry and disagreeable mood
    distemper; ill humour.
WordNet
  • a disagreeable mood; bad temper.
Webster 1913

ill-humored

  • adjective satellite brusque and surly and forbidding
    gruff; crusty; ill-humoured; curmudgeonly.
    • crusty remarks
    • a crusty old man
    • his curmudgeonly temper
    • gruff manner
    • a gruff reply
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Out of humor

  • dissatisfied; displeased; in an unpleasant frame of mind.
Webster 1913

sense of humor

  • noun the trait of appreciating (and being able to express) the humorous
    humor; sense of humour; humour.
    • she didn't appreciate my humor
    • you can't survive in the army without a sense of humor
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Vitreous humor

  • noun the clear colorless transparent jelly that fills the posterior chamber of the eyeball
    vitreous humour; vitreous body.
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  • . (Anat.) See the Note under Eye.
Webster 1913