good humor
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1.7
- noun
- /ɡʊd ˈhjuːmər/
:
buen humor
- After the return of his friends, Robert's letters were cheery and full of good humor.
- keep everyone in good humor
- full of good humor
A country with such good humour and such great compassion.
- A country with such good humour and such great compassion.
- Why does Aristotle actually have a virtue of good humor, a tropolia?
- But watching Fantasy Factory and seeing like your endless good humor about everything.
- He was aglow with goodwill and good humor.
- Your puckish good humor and faithful cooperation as the weeks of shutdown turned into months has been remarkable.
Examples
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Everyone was happy and in good humor, probably all except for Zora.
Academic text (1990) -
The remark was impertinent but made with such good humor that I too had to laugh.
Fiction book (1996) -
I am so full of good humor.
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I like to be with you, and it puts me in a good humor.
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Their trust and good humor were indeed a salvation on my return from New York University.
Fiction book (1990) -
"Your Honor, she endeared herself to him "through hard work and good humor."
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Ms. Verma took advantage of this feeling of good humor to start talking about quality.
Fiction book (1997) -
Chimera said all of this with great good humor that caused a ripple of laughter in the audience.
Fiction book (1999) -
He kept his good humor as crowds pressed in upon him, clamoring for autographs.
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She always brings such good humor to our meetings, making everyone feel more relaxed.
Synonyms
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6.0
A cheerful, friendly mood that makes people feel good
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4.1
A friendly, pleasant way of behaving that makes people feel comfortable
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1.4
Feeling cheerful and pleasant with other people
A cheerful, friendly way of behaving that is patient and willing to help others
Antonyms
How Cheerful
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a cheerful and pleasant mood' is directly and transparently composed from 'good' (positive) + 'humor' (mood/temper), so a learner who knows both constituents can infer the overall sense. This adjective+noun pattern is cross-linguistically common (e.g. Spanish 'buen humor', Portuguese 'bom humor', French 'de bonne humeur') and follows standard English composition, making it immediately comprehensible to B1 learners.
Etymology
Good humor comes from old medicine that said body liquids called humors shaped a person's mood. People believed that when the humors were balanced someone was in 'good humor', meaning 'calm and cheerful', so today good humor means being pleasant and in a good mood.