Humor(n.) Moisture, especially, the moisture or fluid of animal bodies, as the chyle, lymph, etc.; as, the humors of the eye, etc.
Humor(n.) A vitiated or morbid animal fluid, such as often causes an eruption on the skin.
Humor(n.) State of mind, whether habitual or temporary (as formerly supposed to depend on the character or combination of the fluids of the body); disposition; temper; mood; as, good humor; ill humor.
Humor(n.) Changing and uncertain states of mind; caprices; freaks; vagaries; whims.
Humor(n.) That quality of the imagination which gives to ideas an incongruous or fantastic turn, and tends to excite laughter or mirth by ludicrous images or representations; a playful fancy; facetiousness.
Humor(v. t.) To comply with the humor of; to adjust matters so as suit the peculiarities, caprices, or exigencies of; to adapt one's self to; to indulge by skillful adaptation; as, to humor the mind.
Humor(v. t.) To help on by indulgence or compliant treatment; to soothe; to gratify; to please.
Humoral(a.) Pertaining to, or proceeding from, the humors; as, a humoral fever.
Humoralism(n.) The state or quality of being humoral.
Humoralism(n.) The doctrine that diseases proceed from the humors; humorism.
Humored(imp. & p. p.) of Humor
Humoring(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Humor
Humorism(n.) The theory founded on the influence which the humors were supposed to have in the production of disease; Galenism.
Humorism(n.) The manner or disposition of a humorist; humorousness.
Humorize(v. t.) To humor.
Humorous(a.) Moist; humid; watery.
Humorous(a.) Subject to be governed by humor or caprice; irregular; capricious; whimsical.
Humorous(a.) Full of humor; jocular; exciting laughter; playful; as, a humorous story or author; a humorous aspect.
Humorously(adv.) Capriciously; whimsically.
Humorously(adv.) Facetiously; wittily.
Humorousness(n.) Moodiness; capriciousness.
Humorousness(n.) Facetiousness; jocularity.
Words within humorism