good humor

noun

1. a cheerful or amiable mood.

Word History and Origins

Origin of good humor¹

First recorded in 1610–20

Example Sentences

It certainly isn’t the love and good humor he wants to be credited with.

From Vox

Indeed, Cook considered it his utmost duty, he wrote, “to raise the patient’s hopes and instill a spirit of good humor.”

From Time

We did occasionally venture away from our oasis — for a round at the Wailea Golf Club’s breathtaking Emerald course and a family lesson at the Wailea Tennis Club, where tennis director Patrik Ekstrand fine-tuned our serves with grace and good humor.

From Washington Post

His true greatness began after he traded his Army uniform for that of a Good Humor man.

From The Daily Beast

A number of tributes and parodies are surely in the works for the event, but few have the goofy good humor of this one.

From The Daily Beast

He was grounded for a few days, but fortunately for us, and for politics, his irrepressible good humor could not be squelched.

From The Daily Beast

It was in a tiny package wrapped in electrical tape and labeled “Good Humor.”

From The Daily Beast

Neither should we expect their wives to bear this sort of offense with gentle good humor.

From The Daily Beast

When Tim hesitates he loses his temper as a sensible man should lose it—he buries it, and his indomitable good humor wins.

From Project Gutenberg

I know this small organ well—an old friend on dreary mornings, putting the laziest riser in a good humor for the day.

From Project Gutenberg

It comprehends hearty good will towards everybody, thorough and constant good-humor, an easy deportment, and obliging manners.

From Project Gutenberg

The whole had a combination of companionable good humor, and instant aggression when necessary.

From Project Gutenberg

Her face was smudged with coal-dust and was beaming with good-humor—earthly dirt, supernatural glory.

From Project Gutenberg