adj · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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UK:hyo͞o'mərəs
UK:/ˈhjuːməɹəs/
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US:/ˈhjuːməɹəs/
rhymes with (UK) -uːməɹəs
homophone: humerus
CMU ARPABET:HH Y UW1 M ER0 AH0 S
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Full of humor or arousing laughter; funny.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
The waiters were so humorous - one even did a backflip for us, when we asked him.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
adj
Meaning 2
Showing humor; witty, jocular.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
adj
Meaning 3
Damp or watery.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
adj
Meaning 4
Dependent on or caused by one's humour or mood; capricious, whimsical.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
adjective
Meaning 5
full of or characterized by humor
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
humorous stories
humorous cartoons
in a humorous vein
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: humourous
Antonyms: humorless
History
Etymology
From Middle English humorous (compare Medieval Latin hūmorōsus), equivalent to humor + -ous.
Across languages
Translations
66 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Afrikaans:
snaaks
— full of humor or arousing laughter; funny
Bulgarian:
хумористичен
(humorističen)
— full of humor or arousing laughter; funny
Catalan:
humorístic
— full of humor or arousing laughter; funny
Catalan:
divertit
— full of humor or arousing laughter; funny
Chinese Mandarin:
幽默
(yōumò)
— full of humor or arousing laughter; funny
Czech:
vtipný
— full of humor or arousing laughter; funny
Dutch:
humoristisch
— full of humor or arousing laughter; funny
Esperanto:
humura
— full of humor or arousing laughter; funny
Finnish:
humoristinen
— full of humor or arousing laughter; funny
French:
humoristique
— full of humor or arousing laughter; funny
French:
amusant
— full of humor or arousing laughter; funny
Galician:
humorístico
— full of humor or arousing laughter; funny
German:
humorvoll
— full of humor or arousing laughter; funny
Greek:
αστείος
(asteíos)
— full of humor or arousing laughter; funny
Greek:
κωμικός
(komikós)
— full of humor or arousing laughter; funny
Greek:
γελαστικός
(gelastikós)
— full of humor or arousing laughter; funny
Indonesian:
kelakar
— full of humor or arousing laughter; funny
Irish:
greannmhar
— full of humor or arousing laughter; funny
Irish:
barrúil
— full of humor or arousing laughter; funny
Italian:
umoristico
— full of humor or arousing laughter; funny
Italian:
divertente
— full of humor or arousing laughter; funny
Italian:
esilarante
— full of humor or arousing laughter; funny
Japanese:
ユーモラス
(yūmorasu)
— full of humor or arousing laughter; funny
Japanese:
こっけい
(kokkei)
— full of humor or arousing laughter; funny
Japanese:
ユーモアのある
(yūmoa no aru)
— full of humor or arousing laughter; funny
Latin:
ridiculus
— full of humor or arousing laughter; funny
Latin:
iocularis
— full of humor or arousing laughter; funny
Latvian:
jocīgs
— full of humor or arousing laughter; funny
Latvian:
smieklīgs
— full of humor or arousing laughter; funny
Maltese:
tad-daħk
— full of humor or arousing laughter; funny
Māori:
pukuhohe
— full of humor or arousing laughter; funny
Marathi:
मजेशीर
(majeśīr)
— full of humor or arousing laughter; funny
Marathi:
विनोदी
(vinodī)
— full of humor or arousing laughter; funny
Norwegian Bokmål:
humoristisk
— full of humor or arousing laughter; funny
Norwegian Nynorsk:
humoristisk
— full of humor or arousing laughter; funny
Portuguese:
humorístico
— full of humor or arousing laughter; funny
Romanian:
umoristic
— full of humor or arousing laughter; funny
Romanian:
hazliu
— full of humor or arousing laughter; funny
Russian:
юмористи́ческий
(jumoristíčeskij)
— full of humor or arousing laughter; funny
Russian:
заба́вный
(zabávnyj)
— full of humor or arousing laughter; funny
Russian:
смешно́й
(smešnój)
— full of humor or arousing laughter; funny
Spanish:
divertido
— full of humor or arousing laughter; funny
Spanish:
gracioso
— full of humor or arousing laughter; funny
Spanish:
humorista
— full of humor or arousing laughter; funny
Spanish:
humorístico
— full of humor or arousing laughter; funny
Spanish:
humoroso
— full of humor or arousing laughter; funny
Tagalog:
mabalantong
— full of humor or arousing laughter; funny
Tagalog:
nakatatawa
— full of humor or arousing laughter; funny
