# humorous

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈhjuːməɹəs/ · frequency rank #12,992

## Definitions
1. Full of humor or arousing laughter; funny.
2. Showing humor; witty, jocular.
3. Damp or watery.
4. Dependent on or caused by one's humour or mood; capricious, whimsical.

## Etymology
From Middle English humorous (compare Medieval Latin hūmorōsus), equivalent to humor + -ous.

## Easily confused with
- **humerus** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/humerus-vs-humorous)
- **humongous** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/humongous-vs-humorous)

## Common misspellings (11)
`hhumorous`, `hmuorous`, `hummorous`, `humoorus`, `humorosu`, `humorouss`, `humorrous`, `humoruos`, `humroous`, `huomrous`, `uhmorous`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/humorous