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Meaning of humorism | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. The theory of the influence of the humors in the production of disease.
    historical, uncountable
  2. The manner or disposition of a humorist; humorousness.
    uncountable

Examples

“July 30, 1831, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Asgill, the French I expected to find the ravings of an enthusiast, or the sullen snarlings of an infidel; whereas I found the very soul of Swift–an intense half self-deceived humorism.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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