to be in a good humour
1good humour — BrE good humor AmE n [U] a happy, friendly character or attitude to life ▪ At eighty her eyes still sparkled with good humour. >good humoured adj ▪ He was patient and good humoured. >good humouredly adv …
2good humour — noun a cheerful and agreeable mood • Syn: ↑good humor, ↑good temper, ↑amiability • Ant: ↑ill humor (for: ↑good humor) • Derivationally related forms: ↑ …
3good humour — /gʊd ˈhjumə/ (say good hyoohmuh) noun a cheerful or amiable mood. Also, good humor …
4humour — (US humor) ► NOUN 1) the quality of being amusing or comic. 2) a state of mind: her good humour vanished. 3) (also cardinal humour) historical each of four fluids of the body (blood, phlegm, yellow bile or choler, and black bile or melancholy),… …
5humour — (BrE) (AmE humor) noun 1 amusing quality/ability to find things funny ADJECTIVE ▪ wry ▪ With wry humour, they laugh at their misfortunes. ▪ ironic, tongue in cheek ▪ self depr …
6good humor — noun a cheerful and agreeable mood (Freq. 3) • Syn: ↑good humour, ↑good temper, ↑amiability • Ant: ↑ill humor • Derivationally related forms: ↑amiable ( …
7humour — n. something funny 1) bitter, caustic; black; deadpan, dry, straight; earthy; gallows; infectious; irrepressible; slapstick; sly, wry; subtle humour 2) a sense of humour 3) a dash, trace, vein of humour mood 4) (a) bad; good humour (she s in good …
8humour — hu|mour1 BrE humor AmE [ˈhju:mə US ˈhju:mər, ˈju: ] n [U] 1.) the ability or tendency to think that things are funny, or funny things you say that show you have this ability ▪ his humour and charm ▪ Greg s feeble attempt at humour ▪ English… …
9humour — 1 BrE, humor AmE noun 1 (U) the quality in something that makes it funny: Mr Thorne failed to see the humour in the situation. 2 (U) the way that a particular person or group find certain things amusing: English humour | sense of humour: Ackroyd… …
10humour — [[t]hju͟ːmə(r)[/t]] ♦♦♦ humours, humouring, humoured (in AM, use humor) 1) N UNCOUNT: supp N You can refer to the amusing things that people say as their humour. → See also sense of humour Her humour and determination were a source of inspiration …
