HUMOROUS


Meaning of HUMOROUS in English

ˈ(h)yüm(ə)rəs adjective

Etymology: Middle French humereux, from humeur + -eux -ous

1. archaic : subject to or governed by humor or caprice : capricious , whimsical

2. obsolete : moist , humid , watery

3.

a. : full of or characterized by humor : funny , jocular

a humorous poem

earned part of his way through college by selling humorous drawings — Current Biography

stories in a humorous vein

b. : possessing, indicating, or expressive of a sense of humor : given to the display of or appreciative of humor

short, rotund, with … humorous brown eyes — R.M.Lovett

a very kindly and rather humorous man — O.W.Holmes †1935

vented a low humorous laugh — Thomas Hardy

studied his own life … with a shrewd and humorous eye — Harrison Smith

Synonyms: see witty

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.