humour|humours in English
noun humour (Brit.)
[hu·mour || 'hjuːmə(r)]
humor, quality of being amusing or entertaining, comedy; ability to appreciate or express something amusing; mood, state of mind, disposition; body fluid (Physiology)
Use "humour|humours" in a sentence
1. The French were slow to adopt the term humour; in French, humeur and humour are still two different words, the former referring to a person's mood or to the archaic concept of the four humours.
2. Other articles where Choler is discussed: humour: …cardinal humours were blood, phlegm, Choler (yellow bile), and melancholy (black bile); the variant mixtures of these humours in different persons determined their “complexions,” or “temperaments,” their physical and mental qualities, and their dispositions
3. Antacrid (not comparable) (archaic, medicine) Serving to correct acrimony of the humours
4. 3 We see his urgency edge lower, the plectrum peck ... Tropical humours!
5. ‘the Cheapness of their humour’
6. What does Antacrid mean? (archaic, medicine) Serving to correct acrimony of the humours
7. Every man has his humour.
8. He was full of sardonic humour.
9. The humour was topical and apt.
10. Humour is the meaning of life.
11. Much British humour depends on ambiguity.
12. An attempt at humour, I suppose?
13. For a successful class humour is indispensable.
14. Her humour adds salt to her conversation.
15. His writing is spiked with humour.
16. We stopped believing in the four humours, but we remain bilious, choleric, sanguine and phlegmatic.
17. You have a cruel sense of humour.
18. This is a film full of humour.
19. She ignored his feeble attempt at humour.
20. 1 There are moments of unintentional humour.
21. A lot of humour depends on ambiguity.
22. The brochure is full of unconscious humour.
23. Adjective Acerbic humour is critical and direct.
24. 27 She had a wicked sense of humour.
25. This kind of humour is infantile and boring.