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Traditional English :: humour
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HUMOUR - n. & v. (US humor) --n. 1 a the condition of being amusing or comic (less intellectual and more sympathetic than wit). b the expression of humour in literature, speech, etc.
2 (in full sense of humour) the ability to perceive or express humour or take a joke.
3 a mood or state of mind (bad humour).
4 an inclination or whim (in the humour for fighting).
5 (in full cardinal humour) hist. each of the four chief fluids of the body (blood, phlegm, choler, melancholy), thought to determine a person's physical and mental qualities. --v.out of humour displeased. -humoured adj. humourless adj. humourlessly adv. humourlessness n. [ME f. AF umour, humour, OF umor, humor f. L humor moisture (as HUMID)] |
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Related Words
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Most Often Usage
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