humour
English
/ˈhjuː.mə(ɹ)/, /ˈhjuːmɚ/
noun
Definitions
- (uncountable) The quality of being amusing, comical, funny.
- (uncountable) A mood, especially a bad mood; a temporary state of mind or disposition brought upon by an event; an abrupt illogical inclination or whim.
- (archaic) Any of the fluids in an animal body, especially the four "cardinal humours" of blood, yellow bile, black bile and phlegm that were believed to control the health and mood of the human body.
- (medicine) Either of the two regions of liquid within the eyeball, the aqueous humour and vitreous humour.
- (obsolete) Moist vapour, moisture.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English humour derived from Old French humor (bodily fluid) derived from Latin humor (fluid).
Origin
Latin
humor
Gloss
fluid
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- dishumour English
- humor English
- humourful English
- humourise English
- humourist English
- humourless English
- humourlessly English
- humourous English
- humourously English
- humourousness English
- humoursome English
- humoursomely English
- humoursomeness English
- outhumour English
- unhumourous English
- humor Latin
- hūmor Latin
- hūmōrem, hūmor, humor Latin
- Galgenhumor German
- Humor German
- humorig German
- humorlos German
- humorvoll German
- humour Italian
- humeur French
- humour French
- ю́мор Russian
- юмор Russian
- humor Spanish, Castilian
- humör Swedish
- ユーモア Japanese
- humor Polish
- humour Middle English
- humor Old French
- χιούμορ Greek (modern)
- humuro Ido
- yumor Azerbaijani
- הומאָר Yiddish
- 유머 Korean
- humors Latgalian