Definition of Humor

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Definition of Humor

Humor

Moisture, especially, the moisture or fluid of animal bodies, as the chyle, lymph, etc.; as, the humors of the eye, etc.

A vitiated or morbid animal fluid, such as often causes an eruption on the skin.

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.

Changing and uncertain states of mind; caprices; freaks; vagaries; whims.

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.

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.

To help on by indulgence or compliant treatment; to soothe; to gratify; to please.

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Humor Quotations

In truth, politeness is artificial good humor, it covers the natural want of it, and ends by rendering habitual a substitute nearly equivalent to the real virtue.
Thomas Jefferson

Humor is mankind's greatest blessing.
Mark Twain

Everything human is pathetic. The secret source of humor itself is not joy but sorrow. There is no humor in heaven.
Mark Twain

The secret source of humor is not joy but sorrow; there is no humor in Heaven.
Mark Twain

Humor must not professedly teach and it must not professedly preach, but it must do both if it would live forever.
Mark Twain

If I had no sense of humor, I would long ago have committed suicide.
Mohandas Gandhi

You can turn painful situations around through laughter. If you can find humor in anything, even poverty, you can survive it.
Bill Cosby

Through humor, you can soften some of the worst blows that life delivers. And once you find laughter, no matter how painful your situation might be, you can survive it.
Bill Cosby

There is hope for the future because God has a sense of humor and we are funny to God.
Bill Cosby

Humor is reason gone mad.
Groucho Marx

Humor Translations

humor in Dutch is humeur, humor, gemoedsgesteldheid
humor in French is humour, humeur
humor in German is Humor
humor in Italian is umorismo
humor in Spanish is humor

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