humeur
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch humuere, from Old French humor, humour, from Latin hūmor. Doublet of humor.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɦyˈmøːr/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: hu‧meur
- Rhymes: -øːr
Noun
humeur n (plural humeuren, diminutive humeurtje n)
- mood, mental state
- Synonyms: gemoed, luim
Usage notes
When humeur is used of a specific person's mood without a qualifying adjective, it may mean “bad mood”. If preceded on the other hand by the prepositions in or uit without a qualifier, the meaning is usually “good mood”. Note that the phrase uit zijn humeur “out of one's good mood” commonly means “in a bad mood”.
Derived terms
- humeurig, humeurigheid
- hum n (jocular abbreviation)
- rothumeur
Descendants
- Negerhollands: humeer
- → Papiamentu: himeur (dated)
French
Etymology
From Old French humor, humour, borrowed from Latin hūmor, hūmōrem. Doublet of humour.
Pronunciation
- (mute h) IPA(key): /y.mœʁ/
audio (file)
Noun
humeur f (plural humeurs)
- humour/humor (the liquid in the body)
- mental state, either temperamental or as temporary mood
Derived terms
- dans la joie et la bonne humeur
- de bonne humeur
- humeur vitrée
- saute d'humeur
- trouble de l'humeur
Related terms
- humide
- humoral
- humour m
Descendants
- → Danish: humør
- → Romanian: umoare
- → Swedish: humör
Further reading
- “humeur”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
- “humeur” in Dictionnaire Français en ligne Larousse.
- “humeur” in Dico en ligne Le Robert.