11 definitions found for humorous

Humorous HU'MOROUS, a. Containing humor; full of wild or fanciful images; adapted to excite laughter; jocular;as a humorous essay; a humorous story.
1. Having the power to speak or write in the style of humor; fanciful; playful; exciting laughter; as a humorous man or author.
2. Subject to be governed by humor or caprice; irregular; capricious; whimsical.
I am known to be a humorous patrician.
Rough as a storm, and humorous as the wind.
3. Moist; humid. [Not in use.]

humorous adj 1: full of or characterized by humor; "humorous stories"; "humorous cartoons"; "in a humorous vein" [syn: humorous, humourous] [ant: humorless, humourless, unhumorous]

humorous - feripo

humorous adjective Date: 15th century 1. obsolete humid 2. a. full of or characterized by humor ; funny b. indicating or expressive of a sense of humor Synonyms: see witty • humorously adverb • humorousness noun

humorous
adj.
1 showing humour or a sense of humour.
2 facetious, comic.
Derivatives:
humorously adv. humorousness n.

humorous If someone or something is humorous, they are amusing, especially in a clever or witty way. He was quite humorous, and I liked that about him. ADJ • humorously He looked at me humorously as he wrestled with the door... ADV: ADV with v, ADV adj

humorous ˈhju:mərəs adj. 1 showing humour or a sense of humour. 2 facetious, comic. øøhumorously adv. humorousness n.

Humorous Hu"mor*ous, a. [Cf. L. humorosus, umorosus, moist. See Humor.] 1. Moist; humid; watery. [Obs.] All founts wells, all deeps humorous. --Chapman. 2. Subject to be governed by humor or caprice; irregular; capricious; whimsical. --Hawthorne. Rough as a storm and humorous as the wind. --Dryden. 3. Full of humor; jocular; exciting laughter; playful; as, a humorous story or author; a humorous aspect. Syn: Jocose; facetious; witty; pleasant; merry.

humorous a. Facetious, jocular, jocose, droll, funny, sportive, comical, comic, ludicrous, witty, pleasant.

humorous ˈhju:mərəs adj. funny, comical, facetious, laughable, risible, ludicrous, farcical, side-splitting, hilarious, merry; droll, whimsical, amusing, witty, waggish, jocular, jocose, playful, pleasant, Colloq hysterical: The humorous parts of the play sent the audience into gales of laughter.

61 Moby Thesaurus words for "humorous": Attic, absurd, amusing, beguiling, biting, bizarre, brilliant, clever, comical, delightful, diverting, droll, eccentric, entertaining, facetious, farcical, fun, funny, hilarious, humorsome, hysterical, incongruous, jesting, jocose, jocular, joking, joky, joshing, keen, keen-witted, laughable, ludicrous, merry, mordant, nimble-witted, playful, pleasant, pointed, priceless, pungent, quaint, quick-witted, quizzical, rapier-like, recreational, rich, ridiculous, risible, salt, salty, scintillating, screaming, sharp, smart, sparkling, sprightly, titillating, titillative, waggish, whimsical, witty