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One of the four fluids in the body whose balance was believed (in ancient and medieval physiology) to determine your emotional and physical state
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humor
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Word definitions for humor in dictionaries
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
mid-14c., "fluid or juice of an animal or plant," from Old North French humour (Old French humor ; Modern French humeur ), from Latin umor "body fluid" (also humor , by false association with humus "earth"); related to umere "be wet, moist," and to uvescere ...
Usage examples of humor.
Our little theme song-9t Bannerman was in good THE DouBLE ImAGE 255 humor again.
Unlike Barger, Frank had a wry sense of humor and a very sophisticated instinct for self-preservation.
Captain Baster, in the strong facetious vein, enlivened the walk with his delightful humor.
He was fond of exercising hospitality, and he confessed to Bernard that he was just now in the humor for having his house full of people.
Terry Bisson writes science fiction, it is full of detail and fascination with how things work, with deadpan humor, wit, and stylish grace.
The flesh was weary, the spirit faint, and I was getting out of humor with the bustling busy throng through which I had to struggle, when in a fit of desperation I tore my way through the crowd, plunged into a by-lane, and, after passing through several obscure nooks and angles, emerged into a quaint and quiet court with a grassplot in the centre overhung by elms, and kept perpetually fresh and green by a fountain with its sparkling jet of water.
It is also powerful in eliminating those morbid humors which are afterwards subjected to excretion through various organs.
He beamed at Diccon, his whole well-corseted person excuding good humor.
Solovievs and the description of a big symphony concert in Moscow about 1900 are masterpieces of verbal expressiveness, delicate realism, and delightful humor.
The money levied, or rather extorted, under color of prerogative, had come in very slowly, and had left such ill humor in the nation, that it appeared dangerous to renew the experiment.
Dick and has been one of the finest mannerist stylists of SF dark humor for more than forty years.
He managed a wry grin, suddenly feeling marginally more in control with the infusion of a little humor into the situation.
Her endless questions were laced with humor and a sweetness that moved the merman more than he wanted to admit.
Humor is a dual faculty, as much misconceived by those who listen as by those who speak.
This woman has far too much of the fiery humors in her to permit the submissive state required for proper mollification of the bones.