good humour JUST WRITTEN FOR YOU
/ˈɡuːd ˈhjuːmər/ · good.hu.mour
noun
- A pleasant disposition or mood. He said it in good humour, trying to diffuse the tense situation.
- A lighthearted or playful attitude, often used to describe a person's reaction to a difficult or awkward situation. She took the joke in good humour, laughing along with her friends.
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Did you know? The phrase 'good humour' has been used by William Shakespeare in his play 'A Midsummer Night's Dream', where the character Puck says, 'If we shadows have offended, think but this, and all is mended, that you have but slumbered here, while these visions did appear. And this weak and idle theme, no more yielding but a dream, gentlemen, with all my heart I thank you for your pains, and with your patience in my presence, I will be gone from an hour or two.' This showcases the phrase's ability to convey a lighthearted and playful tone.