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How do you use Humourous in a sentence? See 4 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like humorous or mirthful, plus the exact meaning.

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Humourous in a sentence

Humourous meaning

Alternative spelling of humorous.

Synonyms of Humourous

humorous mirthful laughable funny comical comic amusing zany clownlike clownish buffoonish tongue-in-cheek facetious bantering risible

Related words

Other words often associated with Humourous or its synonyms:

foolish comedian rum nonsensical merry sappy buffoon diverting odd derisory cockamamie singular

Using Humourous

  • The main meaning on this page is: Alternative spelling of humorous.
  • Useful related words include: humorous, mirthful, laughable, funny.
  • In the example corpus, humourous often appears in combinations such as: particularly humourous.

Context around Humourous

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 25.3 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 2 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 4 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

particularly 2× yet 1×

Often after:

videos 1× moment 1× entertainer 1×

Sentence patterns with Humourous

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

a particularly humourous moment in 1× being particularly humourous 1× in a humourous entertainer set 1× satirical yet humourous videos on 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

girlfriend girlfriend appears 1× jail ka jawaab 1× the first timer 1× without giving much 1×

Common sentence endings:

after seeing it 1× being particularly humourous 1× on the internet 1× the first time 1×

Words around Humourous

Just before it in the word index:

humourless 4 humoured 9 humour 656 humoud 3 humors 7 humorously 91

Just after it in the word index:

humours 12 hump 120 humpage 2 humpback 90 humpbacks 21 humped 10

Similar in corpus frequency:

aargau 12 abacos 12 abboud 12 abdelkader 12 abdomens 12 abdou 12

Corpus analysis for Humourous

  • In this selection, "humourous" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, particularly, yet, videos, moment and entertainer stand out and add context to how "humourous" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include a particularly humourous moment in and being particularly humourous. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "humourous" sits close to words such as aargau, abacos and abboud, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with humourous

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Girlfriend, Girlfriend appears to be returning to form, with the wacky hijinks of this episode being particularly humourous. (18 words)

Jail ka jawaab vote se de‘ campaign on social media ahead of the Lok Sabha polls has prompted several satirical yet humourous videos on the Internet. (26 words)

Without giving much more away, there is a particularly humourous moment in a casino that still has me giggling like a moron a day after seeing it. (27 words)

Longer example sentences

The first-timer is directing Ranveer in a humourous entertainer set in Gujarat and the superstar will be seen playing the role of a Gujarati man for the first time. (30 words)

Without giving much more away, there is a particularly humourous moment in a casino that still has me giggling like a moron a day after seeing it. (27 words)

Jail ka jawaab vote se de‘ campaign on social media ahead of the Lok Sabha polls has prompted several satirical yet humourous videos on the Internet. (26 words)

Example sentences (4)

Girlfriend, Girlfriend appears to be returning to form, with the wacky hijinks of this episode being particularly humourous.

Jail ka jawaab vote se de‘ campaign on social media ahead of the Lok Sabha polls has prompted several satirical yet humourous videos on the Internet.

Without giving much more away, there is a particularly humourous moment in a casino that still has me giggling like a moron a day after seeing it.

The first-timer is directing Ranveer in a humourous entertainer set in Gujarat and the superstar will be seen playing the role of a Gujarati man for the first time.

Common combinations with humourous

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "humourous" in a sentence?
An example: "Girlfriend, Girlfriend appears to be returning to form, with the wacky hijinks of this episode being particularly humourous." This page contains 4 example sentences with the word "humourous" from authentic English texts.
What does "humourous" mean?
Humourous means: Alternative spelling of humorous.
What are synonyms of "humourous"?
Common synonyms of "humourous" include: humorous, mirthful, laughable, funny, comical, comic, amusing, zany. Plus 7 more synonyms.
How many example sentences with "humourous" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 4 example sentences with "humourous", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.