humoresque

hu·mor·esque

H h

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [hyoo-muh-resk or, often, yoo-]
- /ˌhyu məˈrɛsk or, often, ˌyu-/
- /hjˈuːmɔːsk/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [hyoo-muh-resk or, often, yoo-]
- /ˌhyu məˈrɛsk or, often, ˌyu-/

Definitions of humoresque word

noun humoresque a musical composition of humorous or capricious character. 1
noun humoresque A short, lively piece of music. 1
noun humoresque a short lively piece of music 0
noun humoresque a light, fanciful or playful musical composition; capriccio 0
noun humoresque (music) A composition that is playful in attitude and tone. 0

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Origin of humoresque

First appearance:

before 1875

One of the 25% newest English words

1875-80; humor + -esque, modeled on German Humoreske

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Parts of speech for Humoresque

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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humoresque popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 39% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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