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The quality, fact or aspect of being amusing or funny
“His was a speech laced with much humor and more than a little self-deprecation.”
Something said or told that is intended to amuse
“Huck's description of their feud is laced with humor.”
A performance intended to amuse or be funny
“Satires and parodies, often synonymous with the performance of humor, demand the manipulation of literary tropes.”
A mood, feeling, emotion, or state of mind
“Goethe, who was in a particularly good humor, jabbed with delight at the more earnest doctrines being advanced by Schiller.”
A sudden desire or change of mind
“He knew that he was dying, but he had a sudden humor to spook his killer in dying.”
The emotion usually following humor and accompanied by laughter
Any fluid contained in or excreted or secreted by the body
Joke or comical moment that alleviates tension or seriousness
A phenomenon that becomes popular for a very short time
The quality or state of having abundant energy or vigor
An interest in, or liking for, something
Activity engaged in for enjoyment and recreation, especially by children
To indulge, accommodate, or go along with the whims or desires of someone
“I know this is an old chestnut, but for now, please just humor me.”
To treat with great care, attention or indulgence
To approve of something, or to allow something to happen
To make happy or give pleasure to
To assuage the agitation or anger of (someone)
To praise or compliment, typically excessively or insincerely
To act in an obsequious way in order to gain favor or mercy
To cooperate in continuing a joke, hoax, or similar phenomenon initiated by others
To observe or comply with
To take great pleasure or satisfaction in something
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