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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