humorous
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humorous
- /ˈhjuːməɹəs/ UK
- /ˈhjuːməɹəs/ US
Sounds like humerus · Rhymes with (UK) -uːməɹəs
Where it comes from
From Middle English humorous (compare Medieval Latin hūmorōsus), equivalent to humor + -ous.
adjective more humorous · most humorous
- Full of humor or arousing laughter; funny. The waiters were so humorous - one even did a backflip for us, when we asked him.
- Showing humor; witty, jocular.
- Damp or watery.
- Dependent on or caused by one's humour or mood; capricious, whimsical. [S]uch is now the Duke's condition That he misconstrues all that you have done. The Duke is humorous; what he is, indeed, More suits you to conceive than I to speak of.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: funny, amusing, jocular, jocose, facetious, comical, droll, seriocomic, tongue-in-cheek, joking, hilarious, jesting, humourous, bantering, risible, laughable
Translations
Every language
adj full of humor or arousing laughter; funny
| Español | divertido, gracioso, humorista, humorístico, humoroso |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | ユーモラス yūmorasu, こっけい kokkei, ユーモアのある yūmoa no aru |
| 中文 | 幽默 yōumò |
| Português | humorístico |
| Français | humoristique, amusant |
| Deutsch | humorvoll |
| Italiano | umoristico, divertente, esilarante |
| Ελληνικά | αστείος asteíos, κωμικός komikós, γελαστικός gelastikós |
| Română | umoristic, hazliu |
| Русский | юмористи́ческий jumoristíčeskij, заба́вный zabávnyj, смешно́й smešnój |
adj showing humor; witty, jocular
| Español | cómico, chistoso, humorístico, humorista, humoroso |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | humorvoll |
| Ελληνικά | αστείος asteíos, ευτράπελος eftrápelos, πνευματώδης pnevmatódis, χιουμοριστικός chioumoristikós |
adj damp or watery
| Español | humoroso |
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title = {humorous},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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