humorous

«humorous» in Mova's school dictionary: Funny; making people laugh or smile (a humorous story) — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

adjective (humorous, more humorous, most humorous); adverb humorously

meaning for a pupil

1) Funny; making people laugh or smile (a humorous story). tree →

2) Showing a sense of humour; liking to joke (a humorous person). tree →

sense in the lessons

In English lessons, humorous writing, poems and stories; a writer's humorous tone. In everyday life, humorous cards, comments and speeches. Phrases: «a humorous poem», «humorous side», «in a humorous way».

examples

• We read a humorous poem about a lazy cat. tree →
• She wrote a humorous story about her dog. tree →
• The speech was humorous and short. tree →
• Grandad is very humorous; he tells jokes all day. tree →
• The film has humorous moments. tree →
• He told the story in a humorous way. tree →
• The humorous poem was admirably recited, and the speaker much applauded. tree →

note

Spelling trap: «humour» (UK) / «humor» (US), but the adjective is «humorous» in BOTH (no «u» after «o»). Do not confuse with «humerus» (the arm bone) — a pun gives «funny bone». Synonyms: funny, comic, amusing.

In the corpora

• When a word ends in -our, the u usually drops before -ous: humour, humorous; glamour, glamorous.
• Before -ous, -our usually loses its u: humour, humorous; glamour, glamorous.
• "Popped his clogs" means died; it is humorous British English.
• "The big sleep" means death; it is a humorous, tough-sounding phrase from crime stories.
• "Lost his marbles" means became mentally confused or went mad; it is humorous and can be unkind.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «humorous» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.