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Word: Humour
Speech Type: Noun
Middle English: via Old French from Latin humor ‘moisture’, from humere (see humid). The original sense was ‘bodily fluid’ (surviving in aqueous humour and vitreous humour); it was used specifically for any of the cardinal humours (humour (sense 3 of the noun)), whence ‘mental disposition’ (thought to be caused by the relative proportions of the humours). This led, in the 16th century, to the senses ‘mood’ (humour (sense 2 of the noun)) and ‘whim’, hence to humour someone ‘to indulge a person's whim’. humour (sense 1 of the noun) dates from the late 16th century
ˈhjuːmə
the quality of being amusing or comic, especially as expressed in literature or speech
Short Definition:quality of being amusing
Examples:- his tales are full of humour
a mood or state of mind
Short Definition:mood
Examples:- her good humour vanished
- the clash hadn't improved his humour
each of the four chief fluids of the body (blood, phlegm, yellow bile (choler), and black bile (melancholy)) that were thought to determine a person's physical and mental qualities by the relative proportions in which they were present.
Short Definition:each of four fluids of body
- humor
Word: Humour
Speech Type: Verb
ˈhjuːmə
comply with the wishes of (someone) in order to keep them content, however unreasonable such wishes might be
Short Definition:comply with wishes of
Examples:- she was always humouring him to prevent trouble
- humor
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