humour

English > Greek (Woodhouse)

substantive

moisture: P. τὸ ὑγρόν, P. and V. νοτίς, ἡ (Plato but rare P.), ἰκμάς, ἡ (Plato but rare P. and Aesch., Fragment), Ar. and V. δρόσος, ἡ.

mood: P. and V. ὀργή, ἡ, τρόπος, ὁ, ἦθος, τό.

fun: P. and V. γέλως, ὁ, παιδιά, ἡ.

humours (in medical sense): P. ῥεύματα, τά.

good-humour: P. εὐκολία, ἡ, V. εὐοργησία, ἡ.

good-humoured, adj.: Ar. and P. εὔκολος.

good-humouredly, adv.: P. εὐκόλως, εὐοργήτως.

ill-humour, substantive: Ar. and P. δυσκολία, ἡ.

ill-humoured, adj.: P. and V. δύσκολος.

ill-humouredly, adv.: P. δυσκόλως.

verb transitive

P. and V. χαρίζεσθαι; (dat.), P. ὀργὰς ἐπιφέρειν (dat.); see indulge.

please: P. and V. ἀρέσκειν; (acc. or dat.), Ar. and V. ἁνδάνειν; (dat).

give way to: P. and V. εἴκειν; (dat.), ὑπείκειν (dat.).

cringe to: P. and V. ὑποτρέχειν; (acc.), ὑπέρχεσθαι (acc.).