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humorous

/ˈhjuːməɹəs/adjective3 syllables

Humorous means: full of or characterized by humor.

Synonyms for humorous28

adjective, as in full of or characterized by humor

humourous, bantering, facetious, tongue-in-cheek, buffoonish, clownish, clownlike, zany, amusing, comic, comical, funny, laughable, mirthful
and 11 more, risible, droll, dry, ironic, ironical, wry, farcical, ludicrous, ridiculous, Gilbertian, hilarious

also used for humorous

jocose, jocular, witty

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Opposites of humorous

humorless

What does humorous mean?1

adjective

1

full of or characterized by humor“humorous stories”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with humorous?1

three syllables

numerous
Show 9 near rhymes
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Humorous in a sentence

  • He is of a humorous turn of mind.unknown
  • He began his lecture with a humorous anecdote.CK
  • She gave me a humorous account of her encounter with him.sundown
  • This is a humorous variation of a proverb.Eldad
  • This is the humorous variation of a certain proverb.Eldad
  • The story of their encounter is somewhat humorous.CM
  • You can't make humorous jokes with a topic such as death.LoverofEnglish
  • You can't crack up light humorous jokes on a subject as worrisome as death.LoverofEnglish

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