English-Thai Dictionary

humorous

ADJ น่าขบขัน  น่า ตลกขบขัน  na-kob-kan

 

humorous

ADJ เปียกชื้น  เกี่ยวกับ ของเหลว ใน ร่างกาย  peak-chun

 

humorously

ADV อย่าง ติดตลก  อย่างขบขัน  yang-tid-ta-lok

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

HUMOROUS

a.Containing humor; full of wild or fanciful images; adapted to excite laughter; jocular; as a humorous essay; a humorous story. 1. Having the power to speak or write in the style of humor; fanciful; playful; exciting laughter; as a humorous man or author.
2. Subject to be governed by humor or caprice; irregular; capricious; whimsical.
I am known to be a humorous patrician.
Rough as a storm, and humorous as the wind.
3. Moist; humid. [Not in use. ]

 

HUMOROUSLY

adv. With a wild or grotesque combination of ideas; in a manner to excite laughter or mirth; pleasantly; jocosely. Addison describes humorously the manual exercise of ladies' fans. 1. Capriciously; whimsically; in conformity with one's humor.
We resolve by halves, rashly and humorously.

 

HUMOROUSNESS

n.The state or quality of being humorous; oddness of conceit; jocularity. 1. Fickleness; capriciousness.
2. Peevishness; petulance.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

HUMOROUS

Hu "mor *ous, a. Etym: [Cf. L. humorosus, umorosus, moist. See Humor. ]

 

1. Moist; humid; watery. [Obs. ] All founts wells, all deeps humorous. Chapman.

 

2. Subject to be governed by humor or caprice; irregular; capricious; whimsical. Hawthorne. Rough as a storm and humorous as the wind. Dryden.

 

3. Full of humor; jocular; exciting laughter; playful; as, a humorous story or author; a humorous aspect.

 

Syn. -- Jocose; facetious; witty; pleasant; merry.

 

HUMOROUSLY

HUMOROUSLY Hu "mor *ous *ly, adv.

 

1. Capriciously; whimsically. We resolve rashly, sillily, or humorously. Calamy.

 

2. Facetiously; wittily.

 

HUMOROUSNESS

HUMOROUSNESS Hu "mor *ous *ness, n.

 

1. Moodiness; capriciousness.

 

2. Facetiousness; jocularity.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

humorous

hu mor ous |ˈ (h )yo͞omərəs ˈ (h )jumərəs | ▶adjective causing lighthearted laughter and amusement; comic: a humorous and entertaining talk. • having or showing a sense of humor: his humorous gray eyes. DERIVATIVES hu mor ous ly adverb, hu mor ous ness noun

 

Oxford Dictionary

humorous

hu ¦mor |ous |ˈhjuːm (ə )rəs | ▶adjective causing laughter and amusement; comic: a humorous and entertaining talk. • having or showing a sense of humour: his humorous grey eyes. DERIVATIVES humorously adverb, humorousness noun usage: Note that although humor is the American spelling of humour, humorous is not an American form. This word is spelled the same way in both British and American English, and the spelling humourous is regarded as an error.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

humorous

humorous adjective a humorous account of our expedition: amusing, funny, comic, comical, entertaining, diverting, witty, jocular, jocose, lighthearted, tongue-in-cheek, wry, facetious, laughable, risible; hilarious, uproarious, riotous, zany, farcical, droll; informal priceless, side-splitting, gut-busting, rib-tickling, knee-slapping, thigh-slapping. ANTONYMS serious.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

humorous

humorous adjective the novel is a humorous account of a developing relationship: amusing, funny, entertaining, comic, comical, chucklesome, diverting, witty, jocular, light-hearted, tongue-in-cheek, wry, waggish, whimsical, playful; hilarious, uproarious, riotous, zany, facetious, farcical, absurd, droll; informal priceless, wacky, side-splitting, rib-tickling, a scream, a hoot, a laugh, a barrel of laughs; informal, dated killing; rare jocose. ANTONYMS serious; boring.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

humorous

hu mor ous /hjúːm (ə )rəs /→humor 形容詞 more ～; most ～ユーモアのある , こっけい味のある , おかしい (!funnyに比べ ｟ややかたく ｠, 通例ほほえみ程度の笑いを誘う ) ▸ a slightly humorous speech ちょっとユーモアを利かせたスピーチ .～ly 副詞 ユーモラスに .～ness 名詞 U こっけい味 .