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English
Alternative forms
- (British, Canadian) humour
Etymology
From Middle English < Old French humor < Latin humor, correctly umor (“moisture”) < humere, correctly umere (“to be moist”).
Pronunciation
- (US) SAMPA: /hjumO@r/
Noun
humor (plural humors)
- (uncountable) Something funny, e.g. a joke, satire, or parody.
- He treated the sensitive subject with enough humor that no one was offended.
- (archaic) Four fluids (blood, yellow bile, black bile and phlegm) that were believed to control the health and mood of the human body.
- M. Le Page Du Pratz, History of Louisisana (PG), p. 40
- For some days a fistula lacrymalis had come into my left eye, which discharged an humour, when pressed, that portended danger.
- M. Le Page Du Pratz, History of Louisisana (PG), p. 40
- (uncountable) A mood, especially a bad mood.
- He was in a particularly vile humor that afternoon.
- (medicine) Either of the two regions of liquid within the eyeball, the aqueous humour and vitreous humour.
Synonyms
- (something funny): comedy, wit, witticism (1)
- (archaic bodily fluids): bodily fluid
- (mood): mood
- (liquid regions of the eye):
Related terms
Verb
to humor (third-person singular simple present humors, present participle humoring, simple past and past participle humored)
- (transitive): To pacify by indulging.
- I know you don't believe my story, but humor me for a minute and imagine it to be true.
Translations
to pacify by indulging
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External links
- Wikipedia article on humor
- Wikipedia article on humors
- humor in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- humor in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
- humor at OneLook Dictionary Search
Anagrams
Czech
Pronunciation
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Audio (file)
Noun
humor m.
Derived terms
- humorný m.
- humorista m.
- smysl pro humor m.
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA: /xxxx/
Noun
humor
- humour (something funny)
This Dutch entry was created from the translations listed at humour. It may be less reliable than other entries, and may be missing parts of speech or additional senses. Please also see humor in the Dutch Wiktionary. This notice will be removed when the entry is checked. (more information) July 2010
Hungarian
Pronunciation
Noun
humor (plural humorok)
- humour, humor
Declension
declension of humor
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possessives of humor
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Derived terms
Latin
Verb
humor
- first-person singular present passive indicative of humō.
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA: [ˈxumɔr]
Noun
humor m.
Declension
declension of humor| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | humor | humory |
| genitive | humoru | humorów |
| dative | humorowi | humorom |
| accusative | humor | humory |
| instrumental | humorem | humorami |
| locative | humorze | humorach |
| vocative | humorze | humory |
Portuguese
Noun
humor m.
- mood (mental state)
This Portuguese entry was created from the translations listed at mood. It may be less reliable than other entries, and may be missing parts of speech or additional senses. Please also see humor in the Portuguese Wiktionary. This notice will be removed when the entry is checked. (more information) April 2008
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
From English humor.
Noun
hùmor m. (Cyrillic spelling ху̀мор)
Declension
declension of humor| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | humor | - |
| genitive | humora | - |
| dative | humoru | - |
| accusative | humor | - |
| vocative | humore | - |
| locative | humoru | - |
| instrumental | humorom | - |
Spanish
Noun
humor m. (plural humores)
- mood
- humor
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Q. I am doing a report on the eye, and I need to know what cells make the virtreous humor in the eyeball, and then I need to know what nerve innervates those cells in the eye. Thanks for the help. I am not looking for the composition of the vitreous humor, rather the cells that literally make it (secrete in some form or another). I understand that is is not made of cells. I am trying to finish a report, and I have no idea where to find this information. Thanks for your help.
Asked by einstein_15650 - Mon Sep 18 20:44:53 2006 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments
A. The vitreous humor is not made up of cells; it is 99% water and the remaining 1% is mainly salts, sugars, phagocytes, and collagen fibers. The optic nerve (cranial nerve II) innervates the sensory portion of the eye. The muscles that move the eye are controlled by the oculomotor nerve (cranial nerve III), the trochlear nerve (cranial nerve IV), and the abducens nerve (cranial nerve VI).
Answered by Janis - Mon Sep 18 22:08:19 2006
