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humorous

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Etymology

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FromMiddle Englishhumorous (compareMedieval Latinhūmorōsus), equivalent tohumor +‎-ous.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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humorous (comparativemorehumorous,superlativemosthumorous)

  1. Full ofhumor orarousinglaughter;funny.
    The waiters were sohumorous - one even did abackflip for us, when we asked him.
  2. Showing humor;witty,jocular.
  3. (obsolete)Damp orwatery.
  4. (obsolete) Dependent on or caused by one'shumour ormood;capricious,whimsical.
    • c.1598–1600 (date written),William Shakespeare, “As You Like It”, inMr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies [] (First Folio), London: [] Isaac Iaggard, andEd[ward] Blount, published1623,→OCLC,[Act I, scene ii], lines380-83:
      [S]uch is now the Duke's condition
      That he misconstrues all that you have done.
      The Duke is humorous; what he is, indeed,
      More suits you to conceive than I to speak of.
    • 1603,Michel de Montaigne, “Of the affection of fathers to their children”, inJohn Florio, transl.,The Essayes [], book II, London: [] Val[entine] Simmes forEdward Blount [],→OCLC,page212:
      It is a melancholy humor[]that firſt put thishumorous conceipt[translatingresverie] of writing into my head.
    • 1861, Elizabeth Gaskell,The Grey Woman:
      I felt at this time as if I could have been fond of him too, if he would have let me; but I was timid from my childhood, and before long my dread of his displeasure[] conquered myhumorous inclination to love one who was so handsome, so accomplished, so indulgent and devoted.

Usage notes

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  • While the spellinghumour is preferred overhumor in British English,humorous is standard in both American and British English, andhumourous is nonstandard.

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Translations

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full of humor or arousing laughter; funny
showing humor; witty, jocular
damp or watery
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