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humor, sense of humor

n. the trait of appreciating (and being able to express) the humorous; "she didn't appreciate my humor"; "you can't survive in the army without a sense of humor"

temper, humor, mood

n. a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling; "whether he praised or cursed me depended on his temper at the time"; "he was in a bad humor"

humor, wit, witticism, wittiness

n. a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter

humor

v. put into a good mood

temper, biliousness, irritability, peevishness, pettishness, snappishness, surliness

n. a disposition to exhibit uncontrolled anger; "his temper was well known to all his employees"

disposition, temperament

n. your usual mood; "he has a happy disposition"

nature

n. the complex of emotional and intellectual attributes that determine a person's characteristic actions and reactions; "it is his nature to help others"

composure, calm, calmness, equanimity

n. steadiness of mind under stress; "he accepted their problems with composure and she with equanimity"

tranquility, quietness, tranquillity, quietude

n. a state of peace and quiet

disposition, inclination, tendency

n. an attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others; "he had an inclination to give up too easily"; "a tendency to be too strict"

nature, wild, natural state, state of nature

n. a wild primitive state untouched by civilization; "he lived in the wild"; "they collected mushrooms in the wild"

nature

n. the complex of emotional and intellectual attributes that determine a person's characteristic actions and reactions; "it is his nature to help others"

disposition, temperament

n. your usual mood; "he has a happy disposition"

crack, sally, wisecrack, quip

n. witty remark

takeoff, parody, mockery, charade, lampoon, spoof, sendup, burlesque, travesty, pasquinade

n. a composition that imitates somebody's style in a humorous way

reason

n. an explanation of the cause of some phenomenon; "the reason a steady state was never reached was that the back pressure built up too slowly"

sense, connotation, intension

n. what you must know in order to determine the reference of an expression

supply, ply, provide, cater

v. provide what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance; "The hostess provided lunch for all the guests"

supply, render, provide, furnish

v. provide or furnish with; "We provided the room with an electrical heater"

provision, purvey

v. supply with provisions

binge, stuff, glut, gorge, ingurgitate, overindulge, englut, engorge, overgorge, overeat, gormandize, gormandise, gourmandize, satiate, pig out, scarf out, pok out

v. overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself; "She stuffed herself at the dinner"; "The kids binged on icecream"

mother, overprotect, fuss over

v. care for like a mother; "She fusses over her husband"

accommodate

v. provide with something desired or needed; "Can you accommodate me with a rental car?"

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