"humour" | Definition and Related Words

humour

Noun

A characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling (synset 107566518)
"whether he praised or cursed me depended on his temper at the time"; "he was in a bad humor"

is a type of: feeling - the experiencing of affective and emotional states
subtypes:
- 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
same as: humor, mood, temper
A message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter (synset 106788939)
associated with:
- couth - (used facetiously) refinement
- couth - (used facetiously) refined and well-mannered
domain member usage:
- libation - (facetious) a serving of an alcoholic beverage
- roaster - a harsh or humorous critic (sometimes intended as a facetious compliment)
is a type of: content, message, subject matter, substance - what a communication that is about something is about
subtypes:
- 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
same as: humor, wit, witticism, wittiness
(Middle Ages) one of the four fluids in the body whose balance was believed to determine your emotional and physical state (synset 105612290)
"the humors are blood and phlegm and yellow and black bile"
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 body

same as: humor
The liquid parts of the body (synset 105404811)
is a type of: body substance - the substance of the body
subtypes:
- 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
same as: bodily fluid, body fluid, humor, liquid body substance
The quality of being funny (synset 105218312)
"I fail to see the humor in it"

is a type of: quality - an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone

subtypes: comicality - the quality of being comical

same as: humor
The trait of appreciating (and being able to express) the humorous (synset 104657558)
"she didn't appreciate my humor"; "you can't survive in the army without a sense of humor"

is a type of: fun, playfulness - a disposition to find (or make) causes for amusement

same as: humor, sense of humor, sense of humour

Verb

Put into a good mood (synset 200861268)
is a type of: gratify, indulge, pander - yield (to); give satisfaction to

same as: humor

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