humour

  1. Noun.  (obsolete) Moist vapour, moisture.
  2. Noun.  (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.
  3. Noun.  Either of the two regions of liquid within the eyeball, the aqueous humour and vitreous humour.
  4. Noun.  One's state of mind or disposition; one's mood.
  5. Noun.  The quality in events, speech or writing which is seen as funny, or creates amusement, such as a joke, satire, parody, etc.
  6. Verb.  (transitive) To pacify by indulging.

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