different between humoral vs humorous

English

Alternative forms

• humoural

Etymology

Ultimately from Latin h?mor?lis.

Adjective

humoral (not comparable)

1. (pathology, physiology) Relating to the body fluids or humours

Derived terms

• biohumoral
• humoral immunity
• immunohumoral

French

Etymology

Ultimately from Latin h?mor?lis.

Adjective

humoral (feminine singular humorale, masculine plural humoraux, feminine plural humorales)

1. humoral

Further reading

• “humoral” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

German

Etymology

Ultimately from Latin h?mor?lis.

Pronunciation

Adjective

humoral (not comparable)

1. pertaining to the bodily fluids
2. pertaining to the transport of substances in the blood or lymph
3. pertaining to the secretion of hormones and neurotransmitters

Declension

Further reading

• “humoral” in Duden online

Spanish

Etymology

Ultimately from Latin h?mor?lis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /umo??al/, [u.mo??al]
• Rhymes: -al

Adjective

humoral (plural humorales)

1. humoral

English

Etymology

From Middle English humorous (compare Medieval Latin h?mor?sus), equivalent to humor +? -ous.

Pronunciation

• (UK) enPR: hyo?o'm?r?s, IPA^(key): /?hju?m???s/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?hju?m???s/
• Homophone: humerus

Adjective

humorous (comparative more humorous, superlative most humorous)

1. Full of humor or arousing laughter; funny.

   The waiters were so humorous - one even did a backflip for us, when we asked him.

2. Showing humor; witty, jocular.
3. (obsolete) Damp or watery.
4. (obsolete) Dependent on or caused by one's humour or mood; capricious, whimsical.

Usage notes

While the spelling humour is preferred over humor in British English, humorous is standard in both American and British English, and humourous is nonstandard.

Synonyms

• (arousing laughter): amusing, funny
• (witty): amusing, jocular, witty
• See also Thesaurus:funny
• See also Thesaurus:witty

Derived terms

• humorously

Related terms

• humor, humour

Translations