humeur

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch humuere, from Old French humor, humour, from Latin hūmor. Doublet of humor.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɦyˈmøːr/

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• Hyphenation: hu‧meur
• Rhymes: -øːr

Noun

humeur n (plural humeuren, diminutive humeurtje n)

1. 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

Inherited from Old French humor, humour, borrowed from Latin hūmōrem. Doublet of humour.

Pronunciation

• ^{(mute h)} IPA^(key): /y.mœʁ/

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Noun

humeur f (plural humeurs)

1. humour/humor (the liquid in the body)
2. 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
  • Norwegian Bokmål: humør
• → Norwegian Nynorsk: 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.