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HUMOROUS
humorous, humourous
(adjective) full of or characterized by humor; “humorous stories”; “humorous cartoons”; “in a humorous vein”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
humorous (comparative more humorous, superlative most humorous)
Full of humor or arousing laughter; funny.
Showing humor; witty, jocular.
(obsolete) Damp or watery.
(obsolete) Dependent on or caused by one's humour or mood; capricious, whimsical.
Usage notes
While the spelling humour is preferred over humor in British English, humorous is standard in both American and British English, and humourous is nonstandard.
Synonyms
• (arousing laughter): amusing, funny
• (witty): amusing, jocular, witty
• See also funny
• See also witty
Source: Wiktionary
Hu"mor*ous, a. Etym: [Cf. L. humorosus, umorosus, moist. See Humor.]
1. Moist; humid; watery. [Obs.] All founts wells, all deeps humorous. Chapman.
2. Subject to be governed by humor or caprice; irregular; capricious; whimsical. Hawthorne. Rough as a storm and humorous as the wind. Dryden.
3. Full of humor; jocular; exciting laughter; playful; as, a humorous story or author; a humorous aspect.
Syn.
– Jocose; facetious; witty; pleasant; merry.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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