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humorousness

humorousness noun: the state or quality of being humorous.

Noun

humorousness (usually uncountable, plural humorousnesses)

  1. (usually) The state or quality of being humorous.
    • The youngsters, not immediately within sight, seemed rather bright and desirable appurtenances than otherwise; the incidents of daily life were not without humorousness and jollity in their aspect there.1891, Thomas Hardy, Tess of the d'Urbervilles, volume 1, London: James R. Osgood, McIlvaine and Co., page 36
  2. (countable, usually) The result or product of being humorous.

Forms of humorousness

pluralhumorousnesses
alternative form (nonstandard)humourousness

Origin of humorousness

From humorous + -ness.

Questions about humorousness

What does humorousness mean?
Humorousness means the state or quality of being humorous.
What part of speech is humorousness?
Humorousness is a noun.
What is the plural of humorousness?
The plural of humorousness is humorousnesses.

Words near humorousness in the dictionary

  1. humorlessness
  2. humorologist
  3. humorology
  4. humorous
  5. humorously
  6. humorousness
  7. humorousnesses
  8. humors
  9. humorsome
  10. humorsomely
  11. humorsomeness

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