feeling - the experiencing of affective and emotional states; "she had a feeling of euphoria"; "he had terrible feelings of guilt"; "I disliked him and the feeling was mutual"

sulk, sulkiness - a mood or display of sullen aloofness or withdrawal; "stayed home in a sulk"

amiability, good humor, good humour, good temper - a cheerful and agreeable mood

ill humor, ill humour, distemper - an angry and disagreeable mood

subject matter, content, message, substance - what a communication that is about something is about

jeu d'esprit - a witty comment or writing

bon mot, mot - a clever remark

pungency, bite - wit having a sharp and caustic quality; "he commented with typical pungency"; "the bite of satire"

caustic remark, irony, sarcasm, satire - witty language used to convey insults or scorn; "he used sarcasm to upset his opponent"; "irony is wasted on the stupid"; "Satire is a sort of glass, wherein beholders do generally discover everybody's face but their own"--Johathan Swift

repartee - adroitness and cleverness in reply

gag, jape, jest, joke, laugh - a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter; "he told a very funny joke"; "he knows a million gags"; "thanks for the laugh"; "he laughed unpleasantly at hisown jest"; "even a schoolboy's jape is supposed to have some ascertainable point"

caricature, impersonation, imitation - a representation of a person that is exaggerated for comic effect

cartoon, sketch - a humorous or satirical drawing published in a newspaper or magazine

fun, sport, play - verbal wit (often at another's expense but not to be taken seriously); "he became a figure of fun"

ribaldry - ribald humor

topper - an exceedingly good witticism that surpasses all that have gone before

libation - (facetious) a serving of an alcoholic beverage

roaster - a harsh or humorous critic (sometimes intended as a facetious compliment); "the honoree gave his roasters as good as he got"

body substance - the substance of the body

physiology - the branch of the biological sciences dealing with the functioning of organisms

antiquity - the historic period preceding the Middle Ages in Europe

Dark Ages, Middle Ages - the period of history between classical antiquity and the Italian Renaissance

body substance - the substance of the body

aqueous humor, aqueous humour - the limpid fluid within the eyeball between the cornea and the lens

vitreous body, vitreous humor, vitreous humour - the clear colorless transparent jelly that fills the posterior chamber of the eyeball

endolymph - the bodily fluid that fills the membranous labyrinth of the inner ear

perilymph - the bodily fluid that fills the space between the bony labyrinth and the membranous labyrinth of the inner ear

ECF, extracellular fluid - liquid containing proteins and electrolytes including the liquid in blood plasma and interstitial fluid; "the body normally has about 15 quarts of extracellular fluid"

intracellular fluid - liquid contained inside the cell membranes (usually containing dissolved solutes)

succus, juice - any of several liquids of the body; "digestive juices"

karyolymph - a clear liquid in the cell nucleus in which the nucleolus and chromatin and other structures are dispersed

milk - produced by mammary glands of female mammals for feeding their young

amnionic fluid, amniotic fluid, waters - the serous fluid in which the embryo is suspended inside the amnion; "before a woman gives birth her waters break"

blood - the fluid (red in vertebrates) that is pumped by the heart; "blood carries oxygen and nutrients to the tissues and carries waste products away"; "the ancients believed that blood was the seat of the emotions"

blood serum, serum - watery fluid of the blood that resembles plasma but contains fibrinogen

chyle - a milky fluid consisting of lymph and emulsified fats; formed in the small intestine during digestion of ingested fats

lymph - a thin coagulable fluid (similar to plasma but) containing white blood cells (lymphocytes) and chyle; is conveyed to the blood stream by lymphatic vessels

cum, ejaculate, semen, seminal fluid, seed - the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract

ink - dark protective fluid ejected into the water by cuttlefish and other cephalopods

secretion - a functionally specialized substance (especially one that is not a waste) released from a gland or cell

black bile, melancholy - a humor that was once believed to be secreted by the kidneys or spleen and to cause sadness and melancholy

yellow bile, choler - a humor that was once believed to be secreted by the liver and to cause irritability and anger

sputum, phlegm - expectorated matter; saliva mixed with discharges from the respiratory passages; in ancient and medieval physiology it was believed to cause sluggishness

lochia - substance discharged from the vagina (cellular debris and mucus and blood) that gradually decreases in amount during the weeks following childbirth

sanies, suppuration, festering, ichor, purulence, pus - a fluid product of inflammation

cerebrospinal fluid, spinal fluid - clear liquid produced in the ventricles of the brain; fills and protects cavities in the brain and spinal cord

quality - an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone; "the quality of mercy is not strained"--Shakespeare

playfulness, fun - a disposition to find (or make) causes for amusement; "her playfulness surprised me"; "he was fun to be with"

pander, gratify, indulge - yield (to); give satisfaction to