humorous
/ˈhjuːməɹəs/ · adj
Meaning
- 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.
Etymology / origin
From Middle English humorous (compare Medieval Latin hūmorōsus), equivalent to humor + -ous.
- hūmorōsus(la-med)→
- humorous(enm)→
- humorous (English)
- Relations: inh, cog
Related words
Descendant words
- 유머러스하다(Korean) (der)
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