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    [Noun]  | "hu*mor" | \ ˈhyü-mər \


    1: that quality which appeals to a sense of the ludicrous or absurdly incongruous : a funny or amusing quality

    2: the mental faculty of discovering, expressing, or appreciating the ludicrous or absurdly incongruous : the ability to be funny or to be amused by things that are funny

    3: something that is or is designed to be comical or amusing

    Origin: 14th century ;

     Middle English humour, from Anglo-French umor, umour, from Medieval Latin & Latin; Medieval Latin humor, from Latin humor, umor moisture; akin to Old Norse vǫkr damp, Latin humēre to be moist, and perhaps to Greek hygros wet;

    [Noun]  | "aqueous humor" 


    1: a transparent fluid occupying the space between the crystalline lens and the cornea of the eye

    Origin: 1638 ;

    [Noun]  | "gallows humor" 


    1: humor that makes fun of a life-threatening, disastrous, or terrifying situation

    Origin: 1901 ;

    [Noun]  | "vitreous humor" 


    1: the clear colorless transparent jelly that fills the eyeball posterior to the lens

    Origin: 14th century ;

    [Noun]  | "good humor" 


    1: cheerful feelings or attitude

    [Verb]  | "humor" 


    1: to soothe or content (someone) by indulgence : to comply with the temperament or inclinations of

    2: to adapt oneself to

    Origin: 1597 ;

     See: ;

    [Noun phrase]  | "sense of humor" 


    1: a personality that gives someone the ability to say funny things and see the funny side of things

    [Adjective]  | "ill-hu*mored" | \ ˈil-ˈhyü-mərd \


    1: surly, irritable

    Origin: 1687 ;

    [Noun]  | "humor" 


    1: the amusing quality or element in something;


      * e.g., " ... we failed to see any humor in his mean and juvenile jokes "




    2: humorous entertainment;


      * e.g., " ... a screenwriter best known for lowbrow humor "



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    3: a state of mind dominated by a particular emotion;


      * e.g., " ... the prospect of going out to dinner put her in a good humor all day "



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    [Verb]  | "humor" 


    1: to give in to (a desire);


      * e.g., " ... humored her grandfather by listening to his war stories for the hundredth time "



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    [Phrase]  | "out of humor" 


    1: easily irritated or annoyed;


      * e.g., " ... She's out of humor today because she didn't get enough sleep last night. "



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    [Adjective]  | "ill-humored" 


    1: having or showing a habitually bad temper;


      * e.g., " ... an ill-humored person should probably not take a job that requires dealing with the public "




     [ "humor" ]

    1:  What makes the worst moments of our already miserable existence that more bearable.

      * e.g.,  ... "That man has no sense of humor." 

     [ "humor" ]

    2:  A sixth sense which some have and others don’t.

     [ "humor" ]

    1: What makes you laugh or be happy.

      * e.g.,  ... That comedian had a great sense of humor 

     [ "humor" ]

    1: n. A grown man being hit in the groin with either a.) a football, b.) a fencepost, or c.) their child's toy bat.

      * e.g.,  ... I'm in need of humor; Bill! Go grab me that football. 

     [ "humor" ]

    2: Sadly, the only true form of hilarity in our world today. For less pure forms of humor, see also George W. Bush, leprosy, and Dirty Sanchez

     [ "humor" ]

    1: A quality that few here possess.

      * e.g.,  ... Have you read a humorous definition on this site? Ever 

     [ "humor" ]

    1: The use of language or actions to induce laughter. Can be in many forms. slapstick wit sarcasm comedy irony as well as many others.

      * e.g.,  ... Cindy exhibits good humor when she tells her boyfriend, "Sure, I will happily give you head." 

     [ "humor" ]

    2: Also used to describe a mood.

     [ "humor" ]

    1: humorous writing

     [ "humorous" ]

    1: funny or entertaining

      * e.g.,  ... that maggie pollard girl is awfully humorous! she really makes me laugh and entertains me! 

     [ "Humor" ]

    1: Adjective used to describe a funny or humorous entity. Commonly used as a substitute for "funny" in Southern California.

      * e.g.,  ... Person #1: Bro, did u see Gary fall off of the roof at the party last night? Person #2: Ya, that shit was humor as fuck. 

     [ "Humor" ]

    1: Anything that is funny, witty, or amusing, or that has the capacity to make people laugh. Can be categorized in polarity as having the merits or demerits of "good humor" or "bad humor" Most forms of humor can be classified into the following taxonomies of comedy: slap-stick, misunderstanding/farce, innuendo, pun/word-play, mimicry, parody/satire, irony/sarcasm, exaggeration, analogy/comic metaphor, inappropriate response, comic repitition, reversal of reality, and black humor. Humor is derivative of the Latin word "umere" which means moist. (Oxford Dictionary of Psychological Terminology - "Humour)

      * e.g.,  ... pun/word-play: "Americans have little to no understand of comedy therefore the "u" is exempt in their humor" 

     [ "humorical" ]

    1: The cross between humorous and comical. Something that is so funny and amusing it's not just humorous it's humorical.

      * e.g.,  ... Oh wow that joke was so humorical! 

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