The quality, fact or aspect of being amusing or funny
“His was a speech laced with much humor and more than a little self-deprecation.”
Something said or told that is intended to amuse
“Huck's description of their feud is laced with humor.”
A performance intended to amuse or be funny
“Satires and parodies, often synonymous with the performance of humor, demand the manipulation of literary tropes.”
A mood, feeling, emotion, or state of mind
“Goethe, who was in a particularly good humor, jabbed with delight at the more earnest doctrines being advanced by Schiller.”
A sudden desire or change of mind
“He knew that he was dying, but he had a sudden humor to spook his killer in dying.”
The capacity of people to maintain belief in an institution or a goal, or even in oneself and others
Any fluid contained in or excreted or secreted by the body
A phenomenon that becomes popular for a very short time
The quality or state of having abundant energy or vigor
A feeling of great pleasure and happiness
An interest in, or liking for, something
To indulge, accommodate, or go along with the whims or desires of someone
“I know this is an old chestnut, but for now, please just humor me.”
To approve of something, or to allow something to happen
To make happy or give pleasure to
To praise or compliment, typically excessively or insincerely
To assuage the agitation or anger of (someone)
To do a favor, or show beneficence toward
To act in an obsequious way in order to gain favor or mercy
To observe or comply with
Become very involved in
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