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Plural for 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.”
Plural for something said or told that is intended to amuse
“Huck's description of their feud is laced with humor.”
Plural for a performance intended to amuse or be funny
“Satires and parodies, often synonymous with the performance of humor, demand the manipulation of literary tropes.”
Plural for 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.”
Plural for 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.”
Plural for the capacity of people to maintain belief in an institution or a goal, or even in oneself and others
Plural for any fluid contained in or excreted or secreted by the body
Plural for a liking, tendency, or preference
Plural for a phenomenon that becomes popular for a very short time
Plural for the quality or state of having abundant energy or vigor
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 make happy or give pleasure to
To assuage the agitation or anger of (someone)
To flatter someone in an attempt to persuade them
To do a favor, or show beneficence toward
To allow something to exist or happen, even although one does not approve of it
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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