good humourgood humorn.

Brit.

/ˌɡʊd ˈhjuːmə/, U.S.

/ˌɡʊd ˈ(h)jumər/

Forms: see good adj., n., adv., and int. and humour n.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: good adj., humour n.

Etymology: < good adj. + humour n. Compare French bonne humeur (1603 or earlier).

A genial or cheerful disposition or mood.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > pleasure > cheerfulness > [noun]

blithenessc1000

blithec1400

cheerfulness1435

chertec1449

jocundness1482

hilarity1568

cheerliness1571

good humour1571

exhilaration1626

cheerishness1645

geniality1652

jocundry1655

cheeriness1658

brightness1660

shine1710

flow of spirits1716

sunshine1717

genialness1727

festiveness1777

sunniness1829

riancy1834

gleesomeness1847

Euphrasia1882

hilariousness1885

blithesomeness1886

gayness1896

1571 T. Hill Contempl. Mankinde xxxix. f. 176 The white prickes in the nayles..denote a good humour, and benigne.

1649 Earl of Monmouth tr. J. F. Senault Use of Passions 81 The noise of Trumpets puts them in good humor.

1708 Ld. Shaftesbury Let. conc. Enthusiasm 51 We must not only be in ordinary good Humour, but in the best of Humors.

1718 Lady M. W. Montagu Let. 10 Mar. (1965) I. 384 Her good humour made her willing to divert me.

a1780 J. Harris Philol. Inq. (1781) iii. xv. 537 As Man is by nature a social Animal, Good Humour seems an ingredient highly necessary to his character.

1834 T. Wentworth West India Sketch Bk. II. 141 At the president's we found every thing to put one in good humour.

1849 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. I. v. 531 Even the stern and pensive William relaxed into good humour when his brilliant guest appeared.

1871 Echo 13 Feb. One could not help being struck with the evergreen good humour of the French.

1907 Yale Rev. Dec. 136 The book will put anyone in a good humor.

1955 O. Manning Doves of Venus i. ii. 11 His natural good humour always went to pieces in her company.

2008 Total Politics Aug. 16/2 This animus manifested itself in hate mail and an aggressive internet campaign, which she bore with remarkable good humour.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	good humour
释义	good humourgood humorn. Brit. /ˌɡʊd ˈhjuːmə/, U.S. /ˌɡʊd ˈ(h)jumər/ Forms: see good adj., n., adv., and int. and humour n. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: good adj., humour n. Etymology: < good adj. + humour n. Compare French bonne humeur (1603 or earlier). A genial or cheerful disposition or mood. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pleasure > cheerfulness > [noun] blithenessc1000 blithec1400 cheerfulness1435 chertec1449 jocundness1482 hilarity1568 cheerliness1571 good humour1571 exhilaration1626 cheerishness1645 geniality1652 jocundry1655 cheeriness1658 brightness1660 shine1710 flow of spirits1716 sunshine1717 genialness1727 festiveness1777 sunniness1829 riancy1834 gleesomeness1847 Euphrasia1882 hilariousness1885 blithesomeness1886 gayness1896 1571 T. Hill Contempl. Mankinde xxxix. f. 176 The white prickes in the nayles..denote a good humour, and benigne. 1649 Earl of Monmouth tr. J. F. Senault Use of Passions 81 The noise of Trumpets puts them in good humor. 1708 Ld. Shaftesbury Let. conc. Enthusiasm 51 We must not only be in ordinary good Humour, but in the best of Humors. 1718 Lady M. W. Montagu Let. 10 Mar. (1965) I. 384 Her good humour made her willing to divert me. a1780 J. Harris Philol. Inq. (1781) iii. xv. 537 As Man is by nature a social Animal, Good Humour seems an ingredient highly necessary to his character. 1834 T. Wentworth West India Sketch Bk. II. 141 At the president's we found every thing to put one in good humour. 1849 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. I. v. 531 Even the stern and pensive William relaxed into good humour when his brilliant guest appeared. 1871 Echo 13 Feb. One could not help being struck with the evergreen good humour of the French. 1907 Yale Rev. Dec. 136 The book will put anyone in a good humor. 1955 O. Manning Doves of Venus i. ii. 11 His natural good humour always went to pieces in her company. 2008 Total Politics Aug. 16/2 This animus manifested itself in hate mail and an aggressive internet campaign, which she bore with remarkable good humour. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.1571
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