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humour
noun
a
person
’
s
temporary
emotional
state
or
frame
of
mind
•
The
captain
was
in
foul
humour
after
the
team
lost
.
The
captain
was
in
foul
humour
after
the
team
lost
.
•
Give
him
some
tea
first
;
he
’
s
not
in
the
right
humour
for
questions
.
Give
him
some
tea
first
;
he
’
s
not
in
the
right
humour
for
questions
.
verb
to
go
along
with
someone
’
s
wishes
or
ideas
to
keep
them
satisfied
or
calm
•
The
nurse
humoured
the
patient
by
laughing
at
his
old
jokes
.
The
nurse
humoured
the
patient
by
laughing
at
his
old
jokes
.
•
Parents
sometimes
humour
children
’
s
imaginary
friends
to
encourage
creativity
.
Parents
sometimes
humour
children
’
s
imaginary
friends
to
encourage
creativity
.
noun
(
archaic
)
each
of
the
four
bodily
fluids
once
thought
to
determine
human
health
and
temperament
:
blood
,
phlegm
,
yellow
bile
,
and
black
bile
•
Medieval
physicians
believed
an
excess
of
black
humour
caused
melancholy
.
Medieval
physicians
believed
an
excess
of
black
humour
caused
melancholy
.
•
Balancing
the
bodily
humours
was
once
the
goal
of
many
herbal
remedies
.
Balancing
the
bodily
humours
was
once
the
goal
of
many
herbal
remedies
.
From
Latin
humor
,
humorem
“
moisture
,
fluid
”,
taken
into
Middle
English
medical
theory
via
Old
French
.
