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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024hu•mor /ˈhyumɚ/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]- a funny, comic, or absurd quality causing amusement.
- the ability or faculty of seeing and knowing what is amusing or comical, and being able to express it or appreciate it:a keen sense of humor.
- something that causes humor:The story had no humor in it.
- mental temperament;
a temporary mood or frame of mind:in sulky humor; in good humor.
v. [~ + object] - to go along with the humor or mood of (someone) in order to soothe, cheer up, calm down, etc.:to humor a child.
Also, [esp. Brit.,] ˈhu•mour. hu•mor•ist, n. [countable] hu•mor•less, adj. hu•mor•less•ly, adv. hu•mor•less•ness, n. [uncountable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024hu•mor (hyo̅o̅′mər or, often, yo̅o̅′-),USA pronunciation n. - a comic, absurd, or incongruous quality causing amusement:the humor of a situation.
- the faculty of perceiving what is amusing or comical:He is completely without humor.
- an instance of being or attempting to be comical or amusing;
something humorous:The humor in his joke eluded the audience. - the faculty of expressing the amusing or comical:The author's humor came across better in the book than in the movie.
- comical writing or talk in general;
comical books, skits, plays, etc. - humors, peculiar features;
oddities;
quirks:humors of life. - mental disposition or temperament.
- a temporary mood or frame of mind:The boss is in a bad humor today.
- a capricious or freakish inclination;
whim or caprice;
odd trait. - Physiology(in medieval physiology) one of the four elemental fluids of the body, blood, phlegm, black bile, and yellow bile, regarded as determining, by their relative proportions, a person's physical and mental constitution.
- Physiology, Botany, Zoologyany animal or plant fluid, whether natural or morbid, as the blood or lymph.
- Idioms out of humor, displeased;
dissatisfied;
cross:The chef is feeling out of humor again and will have to be treated carefully.
v.t. - to comply with the humor or mood of in order to soothe or make content or more agreeable:to humor a child.
- to adapt or accommodate oneself to.
Also,[esp. Brit.,] humour. - Latin (h)ūmōr- (stem of (h)ūmor) moisture, fluid (medical Latin: body fluid), equivalent. to (h)ūm(ēre) to be wet (see humid) + -ōr- -or1
- Anglo-French
- Middle English (h)umour 1300–50
- 4.See corresponding entry in Unabridged Humor, wit refer to an ability to perceive and express a sense of the clever or amusing. Humor consists principally in the recognition and expression of incongruities or peculiarities present in a situation or character. It is frequently used to illustrate some fundamental absurdity in human nature or conduct, and is generally thought of as more kindly than wit:a genial and mellow type of humor; his biting wit.Wit is a purely intellectual manifestation of cleverness and quickness of apprehension in discovering analogies between things really unlike, and expressing them in brief, diverting, and often sharp observations or remarks.
- 9.See corresponding entry in Unabridged fancy, vagary.
- 13.See corresponding entry in Unabridged Humor, gratify, indulge imply attempting to satisfy the wishes or whims of (oneself or others). To humor is to comply with a mood, fancy, or caprice, as in order to satisfy, soothe, or manage:to humor an invalid.To gratify is to please by satisfying the likings or desires:to gratify someone by praising him.Indulge suggests a yielding to wishes that perhaps should not be given in to:to indulge an unreasonable demand; to indulge an irresponsible son.
- 13.See corresponding entry in Unabridged discipline, restrain.
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