humorous

1. 1.

   full of or characterized by humor

   “humorous stories”

   “humorous cartoons”

   “in a humorous vein”

   Synonymshumourous

   Antonymshumorless

   SimilarbanteringbuffoonishamusingdrolldryfarcicalGilbertianhilarious

Questions about humorous

What does humorous mean?

humorous means "full of or characterized by humor".

How many syllables are in humorous?

humorous has 3 syllables: hu-mo-rous. The stress falls on "hu". In IPA it is /ˈhjumɚəs/.

What is another word for humorous?

Close synonyms include humourous. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

What is the opposite of humorous?

The recorded antonyms are humorless.

Is humorous a common word?

humorous is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with humorous?

1 word rhymes with humorous. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.