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humorous

/hˈjuːməəs/HYOO-mur-uhs
/hˈjumɚəs/HYOO-mur-uhs

Meaningfull of humour (the body fluid)

Common meaning: funny

Other meanings: causing laughter

Journey through time

  1. Latinūmor (hūmor), ūmidus‘moisture, liquid’
  2. Englishhumorous‘funny’ · today

hum also in: humidhumidifyhumidity

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Latin ūmor (hūmor) ‘moisture, liquid’.

Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry ūmor (hūmor), p. 1928 · dictionary scan

Roots

Related words

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