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humorous

1

[ hyoo-mer-uhsor, often, yoo- ]

adjective

  1. characterized by humor; funny; comical:

    a humorous anecdote.

    Synonyms: laughable, ludicrous

    Antonyms: serious, sober, solemn

  2. having or showing the faculty of humor; droll; facetious:

    a humorous person.

    Synonyms: comical, comic, jocular, jocose

    Antonyms: serious, sober, solemn



humorous

2

[ hyoo-mer-uhsor, often, yoo- ]

adjective

  1. Archaic. moist; wet.
  2. pertaining or due to the bodily humors.

humorous

/ ˈhjuːmərəs /

adjective

  1. funny; comical; amusing
  2. displaying or creating humour
  3. archaic.
    another word for capricious
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • ˈhumorously, adverb
  • ˈhumorousness, noun
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Other Words From

  • humor·ous·ly adverb
  • humor·ous·ness noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of humorous1

First recorded in 1570–80; humor + -ous

Origin of humorous2

1375–1425; late Middle English < Late Latin ( h ) ūmōrōsus; humor, -ous
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Synonym Study

Humorous, witty, facetious, waggish imply something that arises from cleverness or a sense of fun. Humorous implies a genuine sense of fun and the comic, impersonal, or gently personal: a humorous version of an incident; a humorous view of life. Witty implies quickness to perceive the amusing, striking, or unusual and to express it cleverly and entertainingly; it sometimes becomes rather sharp and unkind, particularly in quick repartee of a personal nature: a witty and interesting companion; to be witty at someone else's expense. Facetious suggests a desire or attempt to be jocular or witty but not to be taken seriously: a facetious remark. Waggish suggests the spirit of sly mischief and roguery of the constant joker, with no harm intended: a waggish good humor.
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Example Sentences

After he caricatured the Marx brothers, the film studio sought to restyle Groucho to look more like a humorous Hirschfeld.

We described the second video as either humorous or boring, and then asked them how long they thought each video would feel like it lasted.

Former Mayor Jerry Sanders – or Darren Pudgil, the spokesman who delivered this quote – comes out looking sensible and humorous while reframing the whole debacle such that it’s hard to imagine this ending up any other way.

Manansala has created just that with her debut novel, a tale full of eccentric characters, humorous situations and an oh-so-tricky mystery.

He’d let Schaefer vent, then calmly ask him questions or make a humorous remark.

In fact, she also launched a humorous series “Ask Lena” on YouTube where she gives sage advice on feminism in episode one.

The sniper barely missed, and Steven relayed the story as equal parts humorous and traumatic.

Libyans are by and large charming, charismatic, humorous people with a Mediterranean joie de vivre.

Austen, Eliot, and James sometimes complemented their essential seriousness with humorous minor characters and subplots.

Mollen, an actress, first got her literary start by way of a humorous incident, naturally.

"You positively convulse me, you're so very humorous," said Robinson, without a vestige of a smile.

Perhaps our comic papers have never heard of the Improvement Clubs, or find nothing in them that is humorous.

He was fond of the pathetic, but the humorous moved him most, and his lively gifts were welcome wherever we went.

Aunt Ri gazed at her with a sentiment as near to veneration as her dry, humorous, practical nature was capable of feeling.

Her hazel eyes were very round for a moment, then they narrowed, and little humorous lines formed at the corners of her lips.

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