humor
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associated with:domain member usage:is a type of: content, message, subject matter, substance - what a communication that is about something is aboutsubtypes:
- jeu d'esprit - a witty comment or writing
- bon mot, mot - a clever remark
- esprit de l'escalier - a witty remark that occurs to you too late
- bite, pungency - wit having a sharp and caustic quality
- caustic remark, irony, sarcasm, satire - witty language used to convey insults or scorn
- repartee - adroitness and cleverness in reply
- gag, jape, jest, joke, laugh - a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter
- caricature, imitation, impersonation - a representation of a person that is exaggerated for comic effect
- cartoon, sketch - a humorous or satirical drawing published in a newspaper or magazine
- fun, play, sport - verbal wit or mockery (often at another's expense but not to be taken seriously)
- ribaldry - ribald humor
- topper - an exceedingly good witticism that surpasses all that have gone before
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is a type of: fun, playfulness - a disposition to find (or make) causes for amusement
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is a type of: feeling - the experiencing of affective and emotional statessubtypes:
- peeve - an annoyed or irritated mood
- sulk, sulkiness - a mood or display of sullen aloofness or withdrawal
- amiability, good humor, good humour, good temper - a cheerful and agreeable mood
- distemper, ill humor, ill humour - an angry and disagreeable mood
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is a type of: quality - an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someonesubtypes: comicality - the quality of being comicalsame as: humour
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referred to in:
- physiology - the branch of the biological sciences dealing with the functioning of organisms
- antiquity - the historic period preceding the Middle Ages in Europe
- dark ages, middle ages - the period of history between classical antiquity and the Italian Renaissance
is a type of: body substance - the substance of the bodysame as: humour -
is a type of: body substance - the substance of the bodysubtypes:
- aqueous humor, aqueous humour - the limpid fluid within the eyeball between the cornea and the lens
- vitreous body, vitreous humor, vitreous humour - the clear colorless transparent jelly that fills the posterior chamber of the eyeball
- endolymph - the bodily fluid that fills the membranous labyrinth of the inner ear
- perilymph - the bodily fluid that fills the space between the bony labyrinth and the membranous labyrinth of the inner ear
- ecf, extracellular fluid - liquid containing proteins and electrolytes including the liquid in blood plasma and interstitial fluid
- intracellular fluid - liquid contained inside the cell membranes (usually containing dissolved solutes)
- juice, succus - any of several liquids of the body
- karyolymph - a clear liquid in the cell nucleus in which the nucleolus and chromatin and other structures are dispersed
- milk - produced by mammary glands of female mammals for feeding their young
- amnionic fluid, amniotic fluid, waters - the serous fluid in which the embryo is suspended inside the amnion
- blood - the fluid (red in vertebrates) that is pumped through the body by the heart and contains plasma, blood cells, and platelets
- blood serum, serum - an amber, watery fluid, rich in proteins, that separates out when blood coagulates
- chyle - a milky fluid consisting of lymph and emulsified fats; formed in the small intestine during digestion of ingested fats
- lymph - a thin coagulable fluid (similar to plasma but) containing white blood cells (lymphocytes) and chyle; is conveyed to the blood stream by lymphatic vessels
- come, cum, ejaculate, seed, semen, seminal fluid - the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
- ink - dark protective fluid ejected into the water by cuttlefish and other cephalopods
- secretion - a functionally specialized substance (especially one that is not a waste) released from a gland or cell
- black bile, melancholy - a humor that was once believed to be secreted by the kidneys or spleen and to cause sadness and melancholy
- choler, yellow bile - a humor that was once believed to be secreted by the liver and to cause irritability and anger
- lochia - substance discharged from the vagina (cellular debris and mucus and blood) that gradually decreases in amount during the weeks following childbirth
- festering, ichor, purulence, pus, sanies, suppuration - a fluid product of inflammation
- cerebrospinal fluid, spinal fluid - clear liquid produced in the ventricles of the brain; fills and protects cavities in the brain and spinal cord
Verb
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same as: humour
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