humorous

CEFRB1

/ˈhjuːməɹəs/

adjective

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Funny or intended to make people laugh.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    Damp or watery.

Examples

  • He gave a humorous account of their trip to Spain.

  • His behavior at the party was so humorous that I could not help laughing.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
3
Synonyms
5

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meanings

  1. Showing humor; witty, jocular.

  2. Full of humor or arousing laughter; funny.

  3. Dependent on or caused by one's humour or mood; capricious, whimsical.

More examples

In context

  • The writer is very humorous.

  • The waiters were so humorous - one even did a backflip for us, when we asked him.

  • It is a melancholy humor[…]that firſt put this humorous conceipt [translating resverie] of writing into my head.

Synonyms

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Origin

adjective

From Middle English humorous (compare Medieval Latin hūmorōsus), equivalent to humor + -ous.