humorous
/ˈhjuːmərəs/adjective
उच्चारण ह्यूमरस
हास्यपूर्ण, मज़ेदार
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funny and entertaining; showing a sense of humour
हास्यपूर्ण, मज़ेदार
- She gave a humorous account of her first day at work.
- a humorous writer
- The author writes humorous stories about village life.
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- He gave a humorous speech at his sister's wedding.
- Radhika wrote a humorous essay about her cycle.
Opposite serious solemn humourless
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humorous + noun (attributive)
Humorous describes a thing meant to amuse, such as a story, remark, writer or sketch.
'Humorous' हँसाने के लिए बनी चीज़ को बताता है, जैसे कहानी, टिप्पणी, लेखक या स्केच।
- Radhika wrote a humorous essay on exam fever.
- He gave a humorous account of the journey.
be humorous about sth
Use about when the topic is treated lightly or comically.
जब किसी विषय को हल्के या हास्य के ढंग से लिया जाए, तब 'about' का प्रयोग होता है।
- The speaker was humorous about his own failures.
humorous (spelling of the adjective)
The noun humour keeps its u in British English, but the adjective is spelt humorous, without the u.
British English में noun 'humour' में u रहता है, पर adjective की वर्तनी 'humorous' है, उसमें u नहीं आता।
- It was a humorous poem about a lazy cat.
humorous vs humorist
A humorous person amuses others; a humorist is a writer or performer who creates humour as a profession.
'Humorous' व्यक्ति दूसरों को हँसाता है; 'humorist' वह लेखक या कलाकार है जो पेशे के रूप में हास्य रचता है।
- R. K. Laxman was a humorist as well as a cartoonist.
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humorous + noun
storywriterremarkversecolumnsketch
- The newspaper has a humorous column every Sunday.
adverb + humorous
gentlydrylyhighlydarklywryly
- His speech was gently humorous.
verb + humorous
findbeprovesoundwrite
- I found the film humorous but too long.
humorous + about / in
about politicsin tonein style
- The editorial was humorous in tone.
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- The teacher gave a humorous turn to a serious lesson.
शिक्षक ने एक गंभीर पाठ को हास्यपूर्ण मोड़ दे दिया।
- Birbal's humorous answers delighted Akbar.
बीरबल के विनोदपूर्ण उत्तरों ने अकबर को प्रसन्न कर दिया।
- She has a humorous way of describing everyday problems.
रोज़मर्रा की समस्याओं का वर्णन करने का उसका ढंग विनोदपूर्ण है।
- The humorous poster made students smile before the exam.
विनोदपूर्ण पोस्टर ने परीक्षा से पहले विद्यार्थियों को मुस्कुरा दिया।
- His humorous nature makes him popular in the hostel.
उसके विनोदी स्वभाव के कारण वह छात्रावास में लोकप्रिय है।
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✗ He is a humourous boy.
✓ He is a humorous boy.
The noun is humour, but the adjective is spelt humorous, with no u after the o.
Noun 'humour' है, पर adjective की वर्तनी 'humorous' है; o के बाद u नहीं लगता।
✗ The comedian was humorous and made me laugh at him.
✓ The comedian was humorous and made me laugh.
Laugh at someone means to mock; laugh alone is what a joke makes you do.
'Laugh at someone' का अर्थ उपहास करना है; चुटकुला केवल 'laugh' कराता है।
✗ She has a good humorous.
✓ She has a good sense of humour.
Humorous is an adjective; the noun phrase is a sense of humour.
'Humorous' adjective है; noun वाला वाक्यांश 'a sense of humour' है।
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Humorous, funny and witty all raise laughter, but humorous is gentle and funny is broad.
Humorous, funny और witty सभी हँसी पैदा करते हैं, पर 'humorous' कोमल है और 'funny' व्यापक।
Amusing in a gentle, intentional way, often in writing or speech.
कोमल और जान-बूझकर हँसाने वाला, प्रायः लेखन या भाषण में।
- A humorous speech.
Causing laughter; it can also mean strange.
हँसाने वाला; इसका अर्थ अजीब भी हो सकता है।
- A funny smell.