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humorism

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From humor + -ism.

noun humourism

  1. historical, uncountable The theory of the influence of the humors (body fluids) in the production of disease.
  2. uncountable The manner or disposition of a humorist; humorousness. July 30, 1831, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Asgill, the French I expected to find the ravings of an enthusiast, or the sullen snarlings of an infidel; whereas I found the very soul of Swift–an intense half self-deceived humorism.

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noun humorousness

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@misc{humorism_2026,
  title = {humorism},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/humorism},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}