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What is "humorous" in English? Definition and Explanations

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What does humorous mean in English? Meaning of humorous definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "humorous" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "humorous": full of or characterized by humor

Adjective

  • Meaning: full of or characterized by humor
  • Example: humorous stories humorous cartoons in a humorous vein
  • Synonyms: humorous humourous
  • Antonyms: humorless humourless unhumorous
  • Similar: amusing bantering buffoonish clownish clownlike comic comical droll dry facetious farcical funny gilbertian hilarious ironic ironical jesting jocose jocular joking killing laughable ludicrous mirthful ridiculous risible screaming seriocomic seriocomical sidesplitting slapstick tongue-in-cheek tragicomic tragicomical uproarious waggish witty wry zany
  • Also see: pleasing
  • Adjective: Full of humor or arousing laughter; funny. The waiters were so humorous - one even did a backflip for us, when we asked him.Showing humor; witty, jocular.(obsolete) Damp or watery.(obsolete) Dependent on or caused by one's humour or mood; capricious, whimsical. 1603, John Florio, translating Michel de Montaigne, Essays, II.8: It is a melancholy humor […] that first put this humorous conceipt [transl. resverie] of writing into my head.1603, John Florio, translating Michel de Montaigne, Essays, II.8: It is a melancholy humor […] that first put this humorous conceipt [transl. resverie] of writing into my head.

    • Synonyms:

    whimsical, droll, playful, amusing, hilarious, entertaining, pleasant, comic, camp, facetious, farcical, jocose, jocular, laughable, ludicrous, merry, priceless, ribald, waggish, witty, campy, jokey, joshing, screaming, side-splitting, too funny for words,

    Antonyms:

    boring, tiring, unpleasant, depressing, dramatic, morose, tragic, serious, gloomy, sad, unfunny, uncomical,

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