humorous
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1.6
- adjective
- /ˈhjuːmərəs/
:
gracioso
- The comedian's humorous observations about daily life entertained the audience.
- a humorous caption
- a humorous parody
- a humorous novel
There are multiple very humorous characters, including the dog.
- There are multiple very humorous characters, including the dog.
- I think you can make it quite humorous, but yeah, that's that's awkward.
- And I'm a big fan of humorous writing.
- And I find the claims of others in that direction to be humorous whether they intended or not.
- We just got to tell humorous stories.
- I decide to write something semi, you know, humorous.
- And he presents Socrates as this guy who's quite witty and humorous, right?
- You know, it's very funny to read humorous book.
- They're all a nice length, nice and easy to watch and he's a lovely humorous guy as well.
- And so he's going to tell us this is a little bit humorous.
- Mine and Dan style is very jokey and very humorous.
- Even the non fiction writings are humorous, right.
- So I really appreciate you saying I'm humorous.
Examples
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The second manuscript was a humorous middle-grade tale, which at some point I will resurrect.
Academic text (2015) -
Just try to be your normal, humorous self.
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There are multiple very humorous characters, including the dog.
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We just got to tell humorous stories.
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And I find the claims of others in that direction to be humorous whether they intended or not.
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And all I want is for your family to have the most beautiful, happy, healthy, humorous Christmas.
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And I'm a big fan of humorous writing.
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The results of this evaluation indicate that using relevant, humorous educational materials can have a positive impact.
Academic text (1994) -
They, in a somewhat humorous fashion, put a sign on their door at the White House in a secret location that just said "Plumbers."
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The tone of this story is both humorous and suspenseful.
Academic text (2011)
Synonyms
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1.0
Causing people to laugh or smile
289
1.9
Funny and meant to make people laugh
264
1.5
Causing people to laugh loudly
208
1.0
Causes people to laugh and feel happy
85
3.8
Quick clever remarks that make people laugh
39
3.1
Making people laugh because it is silly or unusual
34
3.7
About being funny and making people laugh
6
3.9
Said or done to be funny rather than serious
3
6.8
Playful and friendly in a joking way
2
1.2
Meant to be funny, not serious
1
6.3
Full of joy and laughter
Using very sharp, clever words that make people laugh
A partly funny style that mixes light humor with serious parts
Antonyms
Compounds
How Humorous
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Humorous comes from the old word humor, which meant 'liquid' in the body. People long ago thought these body liquids controlled a person's 'mood', so humorous came to mean having a certain mood and later 'funny'.