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adjective
- 1. causing laughter and amusement; comic: "a humorous and entertaining talk"
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adjective. uk / ˈhjuː.mə.rəs / us / ˈhjuː.mə.rəs / Add to word list. C1. funny, or making you laugh: Her latest book is a humorous look at teenage life. Opposite. humourless UK. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. causing laughter. funny She told me a funny story about Max.
The meaning of HUMOROUS is full of or characterized by that quality which appeals to a sense of the ludicrous or absurdly incongruous : full of or characterized by humor : funny. How to use humorous in a sentence.
humorous implies a genuine sense of fun and the comic, impersonal, or gently personal: a humorous version of an incident; a humorous view of life. witty implies quickness to perceive the amusing, striking, or unusual and to express it cleverly and entertainingly; it sometimes becomes rather sharp and unkind, particularly in quick repartee of a ...
adjective. us / ˈhjuː.mə.rəs / uk / ˈhjuː.mə.rəs / Add to word list. C1. funny, or making you laugh: Her latest book is a humorous look at teenage life. Opposite. humorless US. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. causing laughter. funny She told me a funny story about Max.
If something is humorous it's funny. Humorous is a fine tone for toasting at your friend’s wedding, but not so much for the reading of someone's last will and testament.
Humorous, witty, facetious, waggish imply something that arises from cleverness or a sense of fun. Humorous implies a genuine sense of fun and the comic, impersonal, or gently personal: a humorous version of an incident; a humorous view of life.
Humorous is more about showing that you see the humour in a situation, than actually making people laugh out loud. Comic is used especially to talk about writing and drama or things that are funny in a deliberate and theatrical way.
