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Humour
ˈhjuːmə
Humour definitions
noun
humor
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- the quality of being amusing or comic, especially as expressed in literature or speech
"his tales are full of humour"
- the ability to express humour or amuse other people
"their inimitable brand of humour"
- a mood or state of mind
"her good humour vanished"
- an inclination or whim
"and have you really burnt all your Plays to please a 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
verb
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humored
humoring
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- comply with the wishes of (someone) in order to keep them content, however unreasonable such wishes might be
"she was always humouring him to prevent trouble"
indulge pander to yield to bow to cater to give way to give in to go along with comply with adapt to accommodate- adapt or accommodate oneself to (something)
"in reading this stanza we ought to humour it with a corresponding tone of voice"