noun

the quality of being amusing or comic, especially as expressed in literature or speech.

his tales are full of humour

comical aspect,comic side,funny side,comedy,funniness,hilarity,jocularity,absurdity,absurdness,ludicrousness,drollness,facetiousness,satire,irony

verb

comply with the wishes of (someone) in order to keep them content, however unreasonable such wishes might be.

she was always humouring him to prevent trouble

indulge,pander to,yield to,bow to,cater to,give way to,give in to,go along with,comply with,adapt to,accommodate,pamper,spoil,overindulge,cosset,coddle,mollycoddle,mollify,soothe,placate,gratify,satisfy