different between humorous vs ebony

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

English

Etymology

From earlier hebeny, from Middle English ebenif, hebenyf (influenced by Late Latin hebeninus), from Ecclesiastical Latin ebenius (“of ebony”), from Latin hebenus (“ebon tree”), from Ancient Greek ?????? (ébenos), from Egyptian hbnj,

Pronunciation

• (UK, US) IPA^(key): /??b.?n.i/

Noun

ebony (usually uncountable, plural ebonies)

1. (uncountable) A hard, dense, deep black wood from various subtropical and tropical trees, especially of the genus Diospyros.
2. (countable) A tree that yields such wood.
3. (countable and uncountable) A deep, dark black colour.

4. (slang, countable) A black key on a piano or other keyboard instrument.

Derived terms

Related terms

Translations

Adjective

ebony (comparative more ebony, superlative most ebony)

1. Made of ebony wood.
2. A deep, dark black colour.
3. Dark-skinned; black; especially in reference to African-Americans.
   • 2004, "Alyssa", Ebony Girls Need Attention (on newsgroup alt.sex.escorts)

     Want to watch my gorgeous ebony friend, Almond Joy, naked and online 24/7? She recently ended a long-term relationship and is now fully enjoying being a 25 year-old single gal in Beverly Hills.

Translations

See also

• calamander
• cocuswood
• tendu
• Appendix:Colors

Further reading

• ebony on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• Boney, Boyne, Bynoe, boney