humors 1 of 2

noun

plural of humor
1
as in comedies
humorous entertainment a screenwriter best known for lowbrow humor

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as in spirits
a state of mind dominated by a particular emotion the prospect of going out to dinner put her in a good humor all day

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as in whims
a sudden impulsive and apparently unmotivated idea or action she was seized by a sudden humor to contact an old college friend that she hadn't seen in ages

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humors

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verb

present tense third-person singular of humor
as in indulges
to give in to (a desire) humored her grandfather by listening to his war stories for the hundredth time

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Recent Examples of humors
Noun
All that guessing will create herding and noise trading as the crowd chases the crowd like a dog chases its tail, in a futile attempt to get ahead of the next unpredictable change in what humors the Big Player. — Steve H. Hanke, Fortune, 4 Aug. 2026 European colonists commonly believed that the balance of humors – yellow and black biles, blood and phlegm – circulating through one’s body was important for health. — Katherine Ott, The Conversation, 2 July 2026 However, Khatima also maintained that the four humors played a role in determining the plague’s course. — Literary Hub, 27 May 2026 The ancient Greek physician Hippocrates divided the lives of men into only four stages, a number that mirrored the four humors and the four elements. — Shayla Love, New Yorker, 25 Feb. 2026 Essentially, the genre someone gravitates towards can quietly reveal personality traits like our humors, values, and emotional wiring—the kind of clues that aren’t always captured in a dating app profile. — Jenna Ryu, SELF, 22 Oct. 2025 There are alignments of anemia with some of the early modern symptoms of green sickness—though very few people today are likely to think anemia is caused by a blockage of bodily humors curable by intercourse. — Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 27 Sep. 2025 And there’s a kinship between modern medicine’s aim to ascribe psychiatric disorders to a handful of chemicals in our brains and the medical catchall of the four-humors framework of centuries past. — Harper’s Magazine, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for humors
  1. comedies
  2. spirits
  3. whims
  4. indulges
  5. satires
  6. moods
  7. notions
  8. pleases
Noun
  • The organization said this figure could be even higher, as many comedies shoot on soundstages, which are not included in this report.
    — Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Because, as the thinking went, comedies were supposed to be about unlikely heroes who overcome long odds and learn valuable life lessons along the way.
    — Blake J. Harris, HollywoodReporter, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of comedies
Noun
  • The week will start dry and warmer than normal, but rain chances return Tuesday and could dampen Halloween spirits, with a 40% chance of rain Saturday, according to the National Weather Service.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 26 Oct. 2026
  • As the Commander of the crew, my main responsibilities were to make sure the crew was safe, in good health and spirits, getting along well and on top of their work.
    — Michaela Musilova, Space.com, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of spirits
Noun
  • While mega oil and gas companies pay for some of the greatest intelligence in the world, even the world's greatest intelligence gatherers are subject to the whims of rogues with missile launchers.
    — Brian Sullivan, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2026
  • From here on out, the authorship of Tae-ju’s life is ambiguous, as well as constantly in flux, buffeted by the whims and suggestions of others, as well as by her own impulses.
    — Guy Lodge, Variety, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of whims
Verb
  • Professional patient Argan indulges his every ailment, and schemes to marry off his daughter to a doctor to save on medical bills.
    — Greg Evans, Deadline, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Lee indulges that emotional ambiguity, the way the pedal steel can blur the distinction between a frown and a smile.
    — Grayson Haver Currin, Pitchfork, 20 July 2026
Definition of indulges
Noun
  • Yet, the brothers aren’t looking to get overly political, even if their films are often satires.
    — Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 17 Oct. 2026
  • Swift was born into the Anglo-Irish Protestant elite, and the text satires both the callousness of his class and a then-ascendant approach to morality and politics that held that all aspects of life could be cooked down to a pure numerical value.
    — Dónal Gill, The Dial, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of satires
Noun
  • The Melbourne duo taps into trip-hop’s essential strangeness on its latest album, trading the genre’s boilerplate languor for dejected moods, menacing auras, and slippery, all-consuming bass.
    — Sam Goldner, Pitchfork, 27 Oct. 2026
  • Platforms harvest data on kids’ habits, moods, ages, genders, emotional states, and vulnerabilities and produce endless content and ads that keep users hooked.
    — Amy L. Kennedy, Fortune, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of moods
Noun
  • The notions of a coaching tree and writing being open to everyone are in answer to Terrell’s own experience growing up in Kansas City as an aspiring writer.
    — Anne Kniggendorf, Kansas City Star, 27 Oct. 2026
  • Western traditions of symmetry and notions of linear time are upended.
    — Carolina A. Miranda, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of notions
Verb
  • And sore must be the storm indeed that can abash the foliage fiesta that pleases so many eyes.
    — Dana Kelley, Arkansas Online, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Coastal decor darling Serena & Lily brings you the Pacifica modular collection to suit any configuration that pleases you.
    — Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 28 May 2026
Definition of pleases

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“Humors.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/humors. Accessed 29 Oct. 2026.

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