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Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˈhjuːməɹəs/ [UK], /ˈhjuːməɹɪs/ [US] Audio: en-uk-humorous.ogg Forms: more humorous [comparative], most humorous [superlative]
enPR: hyo͞o'mərəs [UK] Rhymes: (UK) -uːməɹəs Etymology: From Middle English humorous (compare Medieval Latin hūmorōsus), equivalent to humor + -ous. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|humorous}} Middle English humorous, {{cog|ML.|hūmorōsus}} Medieval Latin hūmorōsus, {{af|en|humor|-ous}} humor + -ous Head templates: {{en-adj}} humorous (comparative more humorous, superlative most humorous)
  1. Full of humor or arousing laughter; funny. Categories (topical): Comedy Synonyms (arousing laughter): amusing, funny Translations (full of humor or arousing laughter; funny): snaaks (Afrikaans), хумористичен (humorističen) (Bulgarian), 幽默 (yōumò) (Chinese Mandarin), vtipný (Czech), humoristisch (Dutch), humura (Esperanto), humoristinen (Finnish), humoristique (French), amusant (French), humorístico [masculine] (Galician), humorvoll (German), αστείος (asteíos) [masculine] (Greek), κωμικός (komikós) [masculine] (Greek), kelakar (Indonesian), greannmhar (Irish), umoristico (Italian), divertente (Italian), esilarante (Italian), ユーモラス (yūmorasu) (Japanese), こっけい (kokkei) (Japanese), ユーモアのある (yūmoa no aru) (Japanese), ridiculus (Latin), iocularis (Latin), jocīgs (Latvian), smieklīgs (Latvian), tad-daħk (Maltese), pukuhohe (Maori), मजेशीर (majeśīr) (Marathi), humoristisk (Norwegian Bokmål), humoristisk (Norwegian Nynorsk), humorístico (Portuguese), umoristic (Romanian), hazliu (Romanian), юмористи́ческий (jumoristíčeskij) (Russian), заба́вный (zabávnyj) (Russian), смешно́й (smešnój) (Russian), divertido (Spanish), gracioso (Spanish), mabalantong (Tagalog), nakatatawa (Tagalog)
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  2. Showing humor; witty, jocular. Categories (topical): Comedy Synonyms (witty): amusing, jocular, witty Translations (showing humor; witty, jocular): смешен (smešen) (Bulgarian), комичен (komičen) (Bulgarian), humoristinen (Finnish), vitsikäs (Finnish), humorvoll (German), αστείος (asteíos) [masculine] (Greek), ευτράπελος (eftrápelos) [masculine] (Greek), πνευματώδης (pnevmatódis) [masculine] (Greek), χιουμοριστικός (chioumoristikós) (Greek), šuutkikas (Ingrian), naljakas (Ingrian), cómico (Spanish), chistoso (Spanish), humorístico (Spanish), mabalantong (Tagalog)
    Sense id: en-humorous-en-adj-EtwH~DpO Disambiguation of Comedy: 40 36 2 23 Disambiguation of 'witty': 18 71 2 9 Disambiguation of 'showing humor; witty, jocular': 10 80 4 6
  3. (obsolete) Damp or watery. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-humorous-en-adj-Em7wbJyw
  4. (obsolete) Dependent on or caused by one's humour or mood; capricious, whimsical. Tags: obsolete Categories (topical): Comedy
    Sense id: en-humorous-en-adj-jNH7ENyj Disambiguation of Comedy: 40 36 2 23
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: humorously Related terms: humor, humour

Alternative forms

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        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ευτράπελος"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "pnevmatódis",
      "sense": "showing humor; witty, jocular",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "πνευματώδης"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "chioumoristikós",
      "sense": "showing humor; witty, jocular",
      "word": "χιουμοριστικός"
    },
    {
      "code": "izh",
      "lang": "Ingrian",
      "sense": "showing humor; witty, jocular",
      "word": "šuutkikas"
    },
    {
      "code": "izh",
      "lang": "Ingrian",
      "sense": "showing humor; witty, jocular",
      "word": "naljakas"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "showing humor; witty, jocular",
      "word": "cómico"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "showing humor; witty, jocular",
      "word": "chistoso"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "showing humor; witty, jocular",
      "word": "humorístico"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "showing humor; witty, jocular",
      "word": "mabalantong"
    }
  ],
  "word": "humorous"
}

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