Humorousness — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the trait of merry joking

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/hjˈuːmɚɹəsnəs/

🇬🇧British English

/hjˈuːməɹəsnəs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/hjˈuːməɹəsnəs/

4 syllables Say it as /hjˈuːmɚɹəsnəs/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

merriness jocoseness jocosity

Word Forms

jocose	adjective	characterized by jokes and good humor
merry	adjective	full of or showing high-spirited merriment; ; - Wordsworth
humorous	adjective	full of or characterized by humor

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Humor

die Eigenschaft des fröhlichen Scherzes

🇫🇷French

humour

le trait de plaisanterie joyeuse

🇪🇸Spanish

humorismo

el rasgo de la broma alegre

🇮🇹Italian

umorismo

la caratteristica dello scherzo allegro

🇳🇱Dutch

humoriteit

de eigenschap van vrolijk grappen maken

🇵🇹Portuguese

humor

a característica da brincadeira alegre

🇷🇺Russian

юмор

черта веселых шуток

India

🇮🇳Hindi

हँसोड़पन

हँसमुख मजाक का गुण

🇧🇩Bengali

রসিকতা

আনন্দিত রসিকতার বৈশিষ্ট্য

🇮🇳Tamil

நகைச்சுவை

மகிழ்ச்சியான நகைச்சுவையின் பண்பு

🇮🇳Telugu

హాస్యం

ఉల్లాసమైన జోకింగ్ యొక్క లక్షణం

🇮🇳Marathi

विनोदीपणा

आनंदी विनोद करण्याचे वैशिष्ट्य

🇮🇳Gujarati

રમૂજ

આનંદી મજાકનું લક્ષણ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಹಾಸ್ಯಮಯತೆ

ಮೋಜಿನ ತಮಾಷೆಯ ಲಕ್ಷಣ

🇮🇳Malayalam

നർമ്മം

ഉല്ലാസ തമാശയുടെ സ്വഭാവം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਹਾਸੇ-ਮਜ਼ਾਕ

ਮਜ਼ਾਕ ਉਡਾਉਣ ਦਾ ਗੁਣ

🇵🇰Urdu

مزاح

خوشگوار مذاق کی خصوصیت

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

幽默感

爱开玩笑的特质

🇯🇵Japanese

ユーモア

陽気な冗談の特徴

🇰🇷Korean

유머러스함

즐거운 농담의 특성

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự hài hước

đặc điểm của trò đùa vui vẻ

🇹🇭Thai

อารมณ์ขัน

ลักษณะนิสัยร่าเริง

🇮🇩Indonesian

kelucuan

sifat bercanda riang

🇵🇭Filipino

katatawanan

ang katangian ng masayang biro

🇲🇾Malay

kelucuan

sifat suka bergurau

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

روح الدعابة

صفة المزاح المرح

🇮🇷Persian

شوخ طبعی

ویژگی شوخی شاد

🇹🇷Turkish

komiklik

neşeli şakaların özelliği

🇮🇱Hebrew

הומוריסטיות

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The primary meaning of 'humorousness' is 'the trait of merry joking'.

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