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humorous

1

[hyoo-mer-uhs, yoo-]

adjective

  1. characterized by humor; funny; comical.

    a humorous anecdote.

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

    a humorous person.

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humorous

2

[hyoo-mer-uhs, yoo-]

adjective

  1. Archaic.moist; wet.

  2. pertaining or due to the bodily humors.

humorous

/ ˈːəə /

adjective

  1. funny; comical; amusing

  2. displaying or creating humour

  3. archaicanother 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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Other Word Forms

  • humorously adverb
  • humorousness noun
  • ˈܳǰdzܲ adverb
  • ˈܳǰdzܲԱ 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 ) ūōōܲ; 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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Tributes have been paid to a "precious" grandmother who gained millions of followers online by sharing humorous videos with her granddaughter on social media.

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And while this shouldn't be such a surprise in its effectiveness, even King saw it as a humorous setting to drop Holly into.

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Douglas is beguiling enough with her humorous, spunky performance, and MacCormac capably keeps up with her.

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“Fight or Flight” borrows the conceit and sets it in a confined, high-altitude setting, taking a humorous tone for its thrills.

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Similarly simple but endearing slice of life details bring humorous depth to their depiction of the ordinary parts of married life within the series.

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