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black bile vs humor

humor vs black bile

black bile and humor both are nouns.

black bile is not a verb while humor is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
black bile Yes No No No
humor Yes No Yes No
As nouns, humor is a hypernym of black bile; that is, humor is a word with a broader meaning than black bile:
  • black bile: a humor that was once believed to be secreted by the kidneys or spleen and to cause sadness and melancholy
  • humor: the liquid parts of the body
Other hypernyms of black bile include bodily fluid, body fluid, humour, liquid body substance.
black bile (noun) humor (noun)
a humor that was once believed to be secreted by the kidneys or spleen and to cause sadness and melancholy the quality of being funny
the trait of appreciating (and being able to express) the humorous
the liquid parts of the body
(Middle Ages) one of the four fluids in the body whose balance was believed to determine your emotional and physical state
a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter
a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling
black bile (verb) humor (verb)
put into a good mood
Difference between black bile and humor

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