humorous
1
[ hyoo-mer-uhs or, often, yoo- ]
/ ˈhyu mər əs or, often, ˈyu- /
adjective
SYNONYMS FOR humorous
2
jocose,
jocular,
comic,
comical.
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.
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 personal nature:
a witty and interesting companion; to be witty at someone else's expense.
Facetious suggests a desire or attempt to be jocular or witty but not to be taken seriously:
a facetious remark.
Waggish suggests the spirit of sly mischief and roguery of the constant joker, with no harm intended:
a waggish good humor.
OTHER WORDS FROM humorous
hu·mor·ous·ly, adverb hu·mor·ous·ness, nounWords nearby humorous
humor,
humoral,
humoral immune response,
humoresque,
humorist,
humorous,
humour,
humoursome,
hump,
hump day,
humpback
Example sentences from the Web for humorously
British Dictionary definitions for humorously
humorous
/ (ˈhjuːmərəs) /