Good-humored means cheerful, friendly, and not easily offended or upset. A good-humored person stays pleasant even when things don't go their way. When your teacher makes a mistake while writing on the board and laughs about it instead of getting flustered, that's being good-humored. When you lose a close game but still congratulate the winners with a genuine smile, you're showing good humor.

The phrase describes people who can take a joke, including jokes about themselves, without getting defensive or angry. A good-humored friend might laugh when you accidentally call them by the wrong name, while someone less good-humored might sulk about it all day.

You'll often see this word in the phrase good-humored teasing or good-humored banter, which means playful joking between people who genuinely like each other. The teasing isn't mean-spirited, and everyone involved can laugh together.

Being good-humored doesn't mean being a pushover or laughing at everything. It means maintaining your sense of humor and keeping things in perspective, especially during small frustrations or embarrassments that aren't worth getting worked up about.