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.

the quality of being funny; "I fail to see the humor in it"

a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter

a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling; "whether he praised or cursed me depended on his temper at the time"; "he was in a bad humor"