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[ Pronunciation

(US) SAMPA: /hjumO@r/

[ Alternative forms

[ Noun

Singular
humor

Plural
humors

humor (plural humors)

  1. (uncountable) Something funny, e.g. a joke, satire, or parody.
    He treated the sensitive subject with enough humor that no one was offended.
  2. (archaic) Four fluids (blood, yellow bile, black bile and phlegm) that were believed to control the health and mood of the human body.
    M. Le Page Du Pratz, History of Louisisana (PG), p. 40
    For some days a fistula lacrymalis had come into my left eye, which discharged an humour, when pressed, that portended danger.
  3. (uncountable) A mood, especially a bad mood.
    He was in a particularly vile humor that afternoon.
  4. (medicine) Either of the two regions of liquid within the eyeball, the aqueous humour and vitreous humour.

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something funny
archaic bodily fluids
mood
  • Dutch: humor m.
  • French: humeur f.
  • German: Humor m., Stimmung f.
  • Hungarian: humor
  • Indonesian: humor, lelucon
  • Interlingua: humor
  • Italian: umore m.
  • Norwegian: humør n.
  • Polish: humor m.
  • Portuguese: humor m.
liquid regions of the eye
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[ Verb

Infinitive
to humor

Third person singular
humors

Simple past
humored

Past participle
humored

Present participle
humoring

to humor (third-person singular simple present humors, present participle humoring, simple past and past participle humored)

  1. (transitive): To pacify by indulging.
    I know you don't believe my story, but humor me for a minute and imagine it to be true.

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[ Czech

[ Noun

humor m.

  1. humor (US), humour (UK) (source of amusement)

[ Derived terms

[ Polish

[ Pronunciation

[ Noun

humor m.

  1. humour
  2. mood (mental state)

[ Declension

Singular Plural
Nominative humor humory
Genitive humoru humorów
Dative humorowi humorom
Accusative humor humory
Instrumental humorem humorami
Locative humorze humorach
Vocative humorze humory

[ Portuguese

[ Noun

humor m.

  1. mood (mental state)


This Portuguese entry was created from the translations listed at mood. It may be less reliable than other entries, and may be missing parts of speech or additional senses. Please also see humor in the Portuguese Wiktionary. This notice will be removed when thee entry is checked. (more information) April 2008

[ Spanish

[ Noun

humor m. (plural humores)

Singular
humor m.

Plural
humores m.
  1. mood
  2. humor

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