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humor

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  1. mood                   2. wit                    3. indulge               
  
1. hu.mor or hu.mour \'hyu:-m*r, 'yu:-\ n [ME humour, fr. MF humeur, fr. ML 
   & L; ML humor, fr. L, moist] chiefly Brit ure; akin to ON vo:kr damp, L 
   hume-re to be moist, Gk hygros wet 1a: a normal functioning fluid or 
   semifluid of the body  1b: a secretion that is an excitant of activity  in 
   medieval physiology  2a: a fluid or juice of an animal or plant; specif : 
   one of the fou r fluids entering into the constitution of the body and 
   determining by their relative proportions a person's health and temperament 
   2b: HABIT, TEMPERAMENT  2c: temporary state of mind  2d: a sudden, 
   unpredictable, or unreasoning inclination : WHIM  3a: that quality which 
   appeals to a sense of the ludicrous or absurdly inco ngruous 3b: the mental 
   faculty of discovering, expressing, or appreciating the ludi crous or 
   absurdly incongruous 3c: something that is or is designed to be comical or 
   amusing  : out of sorts  - out of humor 
2. humor or humour \'hyu:m-(*-)rin, 'yu:m-\ vt or hu.mor.ing chiefly Brit  
   1: to soothe or content by indulgence  2: to adapt oneself to