humorous Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective full of or characterized by humor
    humourous.
    • humorous stories
    • humorous cartoons
    • in a humorous vein

WordNet

Hu"mor*ous adjective
Etymology
Cf. L. humorosus, umorosus, moist. See Humor.
Definitions
  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.

Webster 1913