Humorous

Pronunciation

• UK enPR: hyoÍžo'mÉ™rÉ™s, IPA: /ˈhjuːməɹəs/
• Homophones: humerus

Alternative forms

• humourous (unusual)

Origin

From Middle French humoreux, from Old French humor

Full definition of humorous

Adjective

1. Full of humor or arousing laughter; funny.The waiters were so humorous - one even did a backflip for us, when we asked him.
2. Showing humor; witty, jocular.
3. (obsolete) Damp or watery.
4. (obsolete) Dependent on or caused by one's humour or mood; capricious, whimsical.
• 1603, John Florio, trans. Michel de Montaigne, Essays, II.8:It is a melancholy humor ... that first put this humorous conceipt of writing into my head.

Synonyms

• (arousing laughter): amusing, funny
• (witty): amusing, jocular, witty

Related terms

• humor/humour

Derived terms

• humorously