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humeur — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • humour noun (UK) The quality of being funny, or the ability to find things funny.
  • mood noun A temporary state of mind or feeling.
  • temper noun A person's tendency to become angry, or a fit of anger itself.

Senses

humeur is used for these senses in English:

  • bodily fluid (anatomy) Any liquid portion of the body, such as blood, urine, semen, saliva, especially when expelled.
  • humour (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.
  • humour (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.
  • mood A sullen, gloomy or angry mental state; a bad mood.

humour — full definition

  1. noun (UK) The quality of being funny, or the ability to find things funny.
  2. noun (UK) A person's mood or temporary state of mind.
  3. verb (UK) To go along with someone's wishes to keep them happy, even if you disagree.

mood — full definition

  1. noun A temporary state of mind or feeling.
  2. noun The overall feeling or atmosphere created by something, such as a piece of music, a film, or a room.
  3. noun A sullen, irritable state of mind.
  4. noun (grammar) A verb form showing whether a statement is a fact, a command, a wish, or a possibility.

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