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Humorous

Humorous Meaning & Definition
Humorous Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Humorous?

[adj] full of or characterized by humor; "humorous stories"; "humorous cartoons"; "in a humorous vein"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Humorous: amusing | bantering | buffoonish | clowlike | clownish | comic | comical | droll | dry | facetious | farcical | funny | Gilbertian | hilarious | humourous | ironic | ironical | jesting | jocose | jocular | joking | killing | laughable | ludicrous | mirthful | ridiculous | risible | screaming(a) | seriocomic | seriocomical | sidesplitting | slapstick | tongue-in-cheek | tragicomic | tragicomical | uproarious | waggish | witty | wry | zany

Related Terms | Find terms related to Humorous: absurd | amusing | Attic | beguiling | biting | bizarre | brilliant | clever | comical | delightful | diverting | droll | eccentric | entertaining | facetious | farcical | fun | funny | hilarious | humorsome | hysterical | incongruous | jesting | jocose | jocular | joking | joky | joshing | keen | keen-witted | laughable | ludicrous | merry | mordant | nimble-witted | playful | pleasant | pointed | priceless | pungent | quaint | quick-witted | quizzical | rapier-like | recreational | rich | ridiculous | risible | salt | salty | scintillating | screaming | sharp | smart | sparkling | sprightly | titillating | titillative | waggish | whimsical | witty

See Also | pleasing

Humorous In Webster's Dictionary

\Hu"mor*ous\, a. [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.

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