humour

1. (uncountable) The quality of being amusing, comical, funny.Examples: "She has a great sense of humour, and I always laugh a lot whenever we get together."; "The sensitive subject was treated with humour, but in such way that no one was offended."; "Merry VVhitefoord, farevvel! for thy ſake I admit / That a Scot may have humour, I had almoſt ſaid vvit: […]"Synonyms: amusingness, comedy, comicality, wit, comedy, wit, witticismUKuncountableusually

2. (uncountable) A mood, especially a bad mood; a temporary state of mind or disposition brought upon by an event; an abrupt illogical inclination or whim.Examples: "He was in a particularly vile humour that afternoon."; "I like not the humour of lying."; "King James, as he was a Prince of great Judgment, ſo he was a Prince of a marvellous pleaſant humour; […]"Synonyms: moodUKuncountableusually

3. (archaic or historical) Any of the fluids in an animal body, especially the four "cardinal humours" of blood, yellow bile, black bile and phlegm that were believed to control the health and mood of the human body.Examples: "A humour is a liquid or fluent part of the body, comprehended in it, for the preservation of it; and is either innate or born with us, or adventitious and acquisite."; "The cause is a temperate conglutination ; for both bodies are clammy and viscous , and do bridle the deflux of humours to the hurts , without penning them in too much"; "For some days a fistula lacrymalis had come into my left eye, which discharged an humour, when pressed, that portended danger."Synonyms: bodily fluidUKarchaichistoricaluncountableusually

4. (medicine) Either of the two regions of liquid within the eyeball, the aqueous humour and vitreous humour.UKuncountableusually

5. (obsolete) Moist vapour, moisture.UKobsoleteuncountableusually