humorful

hu·mor

H h

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [hyoo-mer or, often, yoo-]
- /ˈhyu mər or, often, ˈyu-/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [hyoo-mer or, often, yoo-]
- /ˈhyu mər or, often, ˈyu-/

Definitions of humorful word

noun humorful a comic, absurd, or incongruous quality causing amusement: the humor of a situation. 1
noun humorful the faculty of perceiving what is amusing or comical: He is completely without humor. 1
noun humorful an instance of being or attempting to be comical or amusing; something humorous: The humor in his joke eluded the audience. 1
noun humorful the faculty of expressing the amusing or comical: The author's humor came across better in the book than in the movie. 1
noun humorful comical writing or talk in general; comical books, skits, plays, etc. 1
noun humorful humors, peculiar features; oddities; quirks: humors of life. 1

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Origin of humorful

First appearance:

before 1300

One of the 15% oldest English words

1300-50; Middle English (h)umour < Anglo-French < Latin (h)ūmōr- (stem of (h)ūmor) moisture, fluid (medical Latin: body fluid), equivalent to (h)ūm(ēre) to be wet (see humid) + -ōr- -or1

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Parts of speech for Humorful

noun

adjective

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adverb

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preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Humorful

humorful popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

humorful usage trend in Literature

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