Meaning of humourous in English

1. Pronunciation

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1. Qualitative Adjective

   humourous

   Definitions

   1. full of or characterized by humor

   Examples

   • « humorous stories »
   • « humorous cartoons »
   • « in a humorous vein »

   Synonyms

   • bantering
   • facetious
   • tongue-in-cheek
   • buffoonish
   • clownish
   • clowlike
   • zany
   • amusing
   • comic
   • comical
   • funny
   • laughable
   • mirthful
   • risible
   • droll
   • dry
   • ironic
   • ironical
   • wry
   • farcical
   • ludicrous
   • ridiculous
   • Gilbertian
   • hilarious
   • screaming(a)
   • uproarious
   • jesting
   • jocose
   • jocular
   • joking
   • killing
   • sidesplitting
   • seriocomic
   • seriocomical
   • slapstick
   • tragicomic
   • tragicomical
   • waggish
   • witty

   Antonyms

   • humorless
   • humourless
   • unhumorous

See also

• pleasing