good humor

noun

1. a cheerful or amiable mood.

Word History and Origins

Origin of good humor¹

First recorded in 1610–20

Example Sentences

But Goodall herself, like many scientists, was a “Far Side” fan and responded with good humor: “Wow! Fantastic! Real fame at last! Fancy being in a Gary Larson cartoon!”

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One quivers at the thought of who the right’s war on free expression will claim next, but if Russia’s post-“Kukly” landscape is an indicator, the hit list may include good humor itself.

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Hill responded in good humor on X: “Should’ve left it up @Colts , this was funny,” with a shrug emoji.

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We met just a few hours later at the sky-scraping offices of A24 in West Hollywood, where Domingo — 55, impeccably dressed, wide awake and in good humor — was waxing thoughtfully about the power of Shakespeare.

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Snoop handled it with typical good humor — “It was the edibles. west west king,” he tweeted.

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