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History
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Meaning:
caprice

(a tendency towards) a sudden change of mind or behaviour that has no obvious cause

sudden change of behavior

cater

to provide food for an event

provide, help

character

the mental or moral qualities that make one person etc different from others

individuality

coddle

to treat (a person) with great care and tenderness

indulge, pamper

comedy

(an example of) a form of drama dealing with everyday life in a humorous way and with a happy ending

funny entertainment

disposition

an arrangement (the more usual word)

personal temperament

entertain

to receive (a person) as a guest; give food and drink to (a person)

amuse

fad

a brief fashion, interest

craze

flatter

to praise (a person) too much or insincerely (in order to please)

compliment excessively

gratify

to give pleasure or satisfaction to (a person)

give pleasure; satisfy

grovel

to behave in a way that shows one has no self-respect

abase, demean oneself

individuality

all the characteristics that belong to an individual and that distinguish her or him from others

personality

indulge

to give way to and satisfy; to allow oneself the pleasure of something

treat oneself or another to

irony

the act of expressing one's true opinion or intention by saying the opposite of one's thoughts in order to make one's remarks forceful, especially by praising and not blaming

sarcasm

joke

something said or done to cause amusement

fun, quip

joy

great pleasure or happiness

great happiness, pleasure

knuckle

a bone at a finger-joint; (in animals) a knee-joint

comply, endure

mood

a state of mind or spirit; one of the groups of forms that a verb may take to show whether things are regarded as certain, possible, doubtful etc

state of mind

morale

the state or degree of determination to act, continue to try believe in the ability to win

confidence, self-esteem

nature

the whole universe and every created thing; the qualities and characteristics, physical, mental and spiritual, which belong to a person or animal from birth; sort; kind

character, disposition

pamper

to be too kind and generous to (a person, animal)

serve one's every need, whim

placate

to make (a person) feel less angry

soothe, pacify

pleasantry

an informal and friendly remark

nice remark

please

(used as a polite form of request e.g. 'Come in, please.'; to give pleasure or satisfaction to (a person)

delight, make happy

quirk

an odd act or behaviour

oddity of personality, way of doing something

repartee

(the making of) amusing remarks and answers

pleasant conversation

satisfy

to make (a person) pleased; to be enough for (one's needs); to make (a person) free from doubt

please, content

spirit

a person's soul, mind; an invisible being, e.g. a ghost, fairy, elf etc; state of mind; the quality of having courage, determination

soul, attitude

state

a condition in which a person or thing is (in appearance, mind, health etc); an organized political community with a government; to express (an opinion etc) in words, especially carefully, fully and clearly

condition or mode of being

submit

to put (oneself) under the control of another; to put (an idea etc) forward for an opinion, decision etc; to suggest (something)

comply, endure

temper

a (mentioned) state or condition of the mind; to harden (metal) by heating and cooling; to make (a judgement etc) less severe

state of mind

temperament

a person's personality or nature, especially as this affects her or his way of thinking, feeling and behaving

disposition, personality

tolerate

to put up with, allow, (something unwanted or unpleasant) without protest

allow, indulge

vagary

a strange, unusual act or idea, especially one for which there seems to be no good reason

caprice

vein

a blood-vessel along which blood flows from all parts of the body to the heart; one of the lines in some leaves or in the wings of some insects

mood, tone

whim

a sudden desire or idea, often something unusual or unreasonable

sudden idea

HUMOR as in Wiktionary
HUMOR as in Wikipedia