[hu.mor] n [ME humour, fr. MF humeur, fr. ML & L; ML humor, fr. L humor, umor moisture; akin to ON vokr damp, L humere to be moist, and perh. to Gk hygros wet] (14c) 1 a: a normal functioning bodily semifluid or fluid (as the blood or lymph) b: a secretion (as a hormone) that is an excitant of activity
2. a in medieval physiology: a fluid or juice of an animal or plant; specif: one of the four fluids entering into the constitution of the body and determining by their relative proportions a person's health and temperament b: characteristic or habitual disposition or bent: temperament "of cheerful ~" c: an often temporary state of mind imposed esp. by circumstances "was in no ~ to listen" d: a sudden, unpredictable, or unreasoning inclination: whim "the uncertain ~s of nature" 3 a: that quality which appeals to a sense of the ludicrous or absurdly incongruous b: the mental faculty of discovering, expressing, or appreciating the ludicrous or absurdly incongruous c: something that is or is designed to be comical or amusing syn see wit -- out of humor : out of sorts
[2]humor vt hu.mored ; hu.mor.ing (1588) 1: to soothe or content by indulgence
2: to adapt oneself to syn see indulge