Humor

Definition:

(n.) Moisture, especially, the moisture or fluid of animal bodies, as the chyle, lymph, etc.; as, the humors of the eye, etc.
(n.) A vitiated or morbid animal fluid, such as often causes an eruption on the skin.
(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.
(n.) Changing and uncertain states of mind; caprices; freaks; vagaries; whims.
(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.
(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.
(v. t.) To help on by indulgence or compliant treatment; to soothe; to gratify; to please.

Compare humor with other words:

humor vs. laugh

humor vs. tumor

humor vs. rumor

humor vs. ridicule

humor vs. temper

disposition vs. humor

humor vs. humorize

humor vs. laughter

humor vs. satire

comedy vs. humor

funny vs. humor

humor vs. pander

gossip vs. humor

humor vs. ironist

humor vs. humorless

humor vs. indulgent

humor vs. morbid

humor vs. humorous

humor vs. playful

facetiously vs. humor

humor vs. irony

humor vs. sarcasm

humor vs. phlegmatic

farce vs. humor

humor vs. serious

humor vs. phlegm

humor vs. humour