Dictionary entries for 'humor'

Synonyms

hu·mor (hyōṓmər)

[Middle English, fluid, from Old French umor, from Latin ūmor, hūmor.]

noun

The quality that makes something laughable or amusing; funniness: could not see the humor of the situation.
That which is intended to induce laughter or amusement: a writer skilled at crafting humor.
The ability to perceive, enjoy, or express what is amusing, comical, incongruous, or absurd. See synonyms at wit¹
One of the four fluids of the body, blood, phlegm, choler, and black bile, whose relative proportions were thought in ancient and medieval physiology to determine a person's disposition and general health.
Physiology
1. A body fluid, such as blood, lymph, or bile.
2. Aqueous humor.
3. Vitreous humor.
A person's characteristic disposition or temperament: a boy of sullen humor.
An often temporary state of mind; a mood: I'm in no humor to argue.
1. A sudden, unanticipated whim. See synonyms at mood¹
2. Capricious or peculiar behavior.