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[ hyoo-mer-uh_s_or, often, yoo- ]
adjective
- characterized by humor;
funny; comical:
a humorous anecdote.
Synonyms: laughable, ludicrous
Antonyms: serious, sober, solemn - having or showing the faculty of humor; droll; facetious:
a humorous person.
Synonyms: comical, comic, jocular, jocose
Antonyms: serious, sober, solemn
[ hyoo-mer-uh_s_or, often, yoo- ]
adjective
- pertaining or due to the bodily humors.
/ ˈhjuːmərəs /
adjective
- displaying or creating humour
- archaic.
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Derived Forms
- ˈhumorously, adverb
- ˈhumorousness, noun
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Other Words From
- humor·ous·ly adverb
- humor·ous·ness noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of humorous2
1375–1425; late Middle English < Late Latin ( h ) ūmōrōsus; humor,
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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
He was almost gleeful or somehow found the situation humorous.
“They don’t have powers, they make all their own costumes, and it’s fabulous and can be campy and can be humorous but then is also gut-wrenching.”
Over the weekend, she appeared on “Saturday Night Live,” where she tried to put a more humorous spin on the idea that Trump should be left in the past.
As portrayed by the actresses, Carroll, 80, was naive, shattered, trusting, determined, hurt and at times humorous when she was on the stand.
Screen Rant's Patrice Witherspoon noted: "Inherently, witnessing a woman propel insults at people is humorous, but sadness layers the script, making it deeply moving."