American English

How to pronounce humorous

adjectiveB1
HYOOmeruhs

/ˈhju.mɚ.əs/

3 syllables · Stress the first syllable.

Funny and likely to make people laugh.

Practice out loud

Meanings & examples

adjective

Funny and likely to make people laugh.

She wrote a humorous article about office life.

The speaker was humorous but still made an important point.

Good to know

Humorous is more common in writing or careful speech. In everyday conversation, funny is usually more natural.

Common phrases & grammar

humorous story · humorous comment · humorous tone · humorous writing

a humorous + noun

be + humorous

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