Definition of HUMOROUS

humorous

Adjective

  • Causing laughter or amusement; witty.
  • full of or characterized by humor
    • "humorous stories"
    • "humorous cartoons"
    • "in a humorous vein"

Adj

  • Full of humor or arousing laughter; funny.
  • Showing humor; witty, jocular.
  • Damp or watery.
  • Dependent on or caused by one's humour or mood; capricious, whimsical.

Examples

  • His humorous plays often involved obscure words with funny definitions.
  • The waiters were so humorous - one even did a backflip for us, when we asked him.

Origin / Etymology

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

Antonyms

humorless

Scrabble Score: 13

humorous: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
humorous: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
humorous: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 15

humorous: valid Words With Friends Word