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'min': 3.05, Does English Have More Words Than Any Other Language? name: "criteo" { bidder: 'openx', params: { unit: '539971080', delDomain: 'idm-d.openx.net' }}, These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. googletag.pubads().setTargeting('cdo_alc_pr', pl_p.split(",")); iasLog("criterion : cdo_ei = humorous"); { bidder: 'triplelift', params: { inventoryCode: 'Cambridge_SR' }}, { bidder: 'openx', params: { unit: '539971079', delDomain: 'idm-d.openx.net' }}, 'max': 30, { bidder: 'openx', params: { unit: '539971066', delDomain: 'idm-d.openx.net' }}, },{ expires: 60 var mapping_rightslot = googletag.sizeMapping().addSize([746, 0], [[300, 250]]).addSize([0, 0], []).build(); enableSendAllBids: false { bidder: 'openx', params: { unit: '541042770', delDomain: 'idm-d.openx.net' }}, { bidder: 'criteo', params: { networkId: 7100, publisherSubId: 'cdo_topslot' }}, type: "html5", { bidder: 'onemobile', params: { dcn: '8a9690ab01717182962182bb50ce0007', pos: 'cdo_topslot_mobile_flex' }}, Spellhow.com > spelling > Humerous or humorous. Humor is preferred in American English, and humour is preferred in all the other main varieties of English. Here are some more examples: The first few seasons of the tv show succeeded on high drama, but as its cast aged, it began to rely more often on humor. 3 sec read 2,032 Views Ed Good — Grammar Tips. { bidder: 'openx', params: { unit: '541042770', delDomain: 'idm-d.openx.net' }}, { bidder: 'appnexus', params: { placementId: '11654156' }}, { bidder: 'triplelift', params: { inventoryCode: 'Cambridge_SR' }}, googletag.pubads().setTargeting("cdo_pc", "dictionary"); iasLog("criterion : cdo_tc = resp"); pid: '94' googletag.pubads().setTargeting("sfr", "cdo_dict_english"); humorous - correct spelling This Grammar.com article is about humorous - correct spelling — enjoy your reading! { bidder: 'pubmatic', params: { publisherId: '158679', adSlot: 'cdo_btmslot' }}]}]; }; var dfpSlots = {}; 'pa pdd chac-sb tc-bd bw hbr-20 hbss lpt-25' : 'hdn'">. Humorous definition is - full of or characterized by that quality which appeals to a sense of the ludicrous or absurdly incongruous : full of or characterized by humor : funny. { bidder: 'appnexus', params: { placementId: '19042093' }}, {code: 'ad_rightslot2', pubstack: { adUnitName: 'cdo_rightslot2', adUnitPath: '/2863368/rightslot2' }, mediaTypes: { banner: { sizes: [[300, 250], [120, 600], [160, 600]] } }, { bidder: 'openx', params: { unit: '539971063', delDomain: 'idm-d.openx.net' }}, 'max': 36, { bidder: 'triplelift', params: { inventoryCode: 'Cambridge_MidArticle' }}, {code: 'ad_rightslot', pubstack: { adUnitName: 'cdo_rightslot', adUnitPath: '/2863368/rightslot' }, mediaTypes: { banner: { sizes: [[300, 250]] } }, addPrebidAdUnits(pbAdUnits); { bidder: 'sovrn', params: { tagid: '346698' }}, 'min': 0, Regards, spellhow.com. { bidder: 'triplelift', params: { inventoryCode: 'Cambridge_HDX' }}, } (BBC News) Humor: The American way of entertaining others is humor, the shorter spellings without u as suggested by a famous American lexicographer, Noah Webster. { bidder: 'ix', params: { siteId: '555365', size: [300, 250] }}, 'cap': true How do you spell it? { bidder: 'ix', params: { siteId: '555365', size: [120, 600] }}, bids: [{ bidder: 'rubicon', params: { accountId: '17282', siteId: '162036', zoneId: '776130', position: 'btf' }}, humorous. { bidder: 'sovrn', params: { tagid: '705055' }}, 'cap': true English spelling is notoriously inconsistent. 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As I lounged upon the green bank, I lazily watched these parodies of humanity as they were tossed hither and thither with humourous indignity by the breeze, remarking to myself on the quaint shamelessness with which we thus expose to the public view garments … { bidder: 'criteo', params: { networkId: 7100, publisherSubId: 'cdo_topslot' }}, name: "identityLink", { bidder: 'pubmatic', params: { publisherId: '158679', adSlot: 'cdo_rightslot' }}]}, "sign-in": "https://dictionary.cambridge.org/auth/signin?rid=READER_ID", "authorization": "https://dictionary.cambridge.org/auth/info?rid=READER_ID&url=CANONICAL_URL&ref=DOCUMENT_REFERRER&type=ENTRY_TRANSLATE&v1=english&v2=humorous&v3=&v4=english&_=RANDOM", dfpSlots['topslot_a'] = googletag.defineSlot('/2863368/topslot', [], 'ad_topslot_a').defineSizeMapping(mapping_topslot_a).setTargeting('sri', '0').setTargeting('vp', 'top').setTargeting('hp', 'center').addService(googletag.pubads()); ga('set', 'dimension3', "default"); var googletag = googletag || {}; 'min': 31, { bidder: 'ix', params: { siteId: '555365', size: [160, 600] }}, Humerous or humorous? Humorous definition: If someone or something is humorous , they are amusing, especially in a clever or witty... | Meaning, pronunciation, translations and examples { bidder: 'pubmatic', params: { publisherId: '158679', adSlot: 'cdo_rightslot2' }}]}]; {code: 'ad_btmslot_a', pubstack: { adUnitName: 'cdo_btmslot', adUnitPath: '/2863368/btmslot' }, mediaTypes: { banner: { sizes: [[300, 250]] } }, { bidder: 'triplelift', params: { inventoryCode: 'Cambridge_SR' }}, dfpSlots['rightslot2'] = googletag.defineSlot('/2863368/rightslot2', [[300, 250], [120, 600], [160, 600]], 'ad_rightslot2').defineSizeMapping(mapping_rightslot2).setTargeting('sri', '0').setTargeting('vp', 'mid').setTargeting('hp', 'right').addService(googletag.pubads()); 'max': 3, Comments are closed, but trackbacks and pingbacks are open. A person who has a good sense of humor, for example, is good at making other people laugh. },{ googletag.pubads().setTargeting("cdo_c", ["arts_entertainment_media"]); name: "idl_env", storage: { { bidder: 'ix', params: { siteId: '195464', size: [120, 600] }}, Even if it were successful, any attempt to standardise the whole Wikipedia to the UK spelling style (or whichever) would anger such a lot of people that it would damage the community — and hence the encyclopedia — much more than the little we would gain from uniformity in return. { bidder: 'ix', params: { siteId: '195467', size: [320, 100] }}, 'cap': true { bidder: 'openx', params: { unit: '539971079', delDomain: 'idm-d.openx.net' }}, Cartoon of the Day: Spelling. Check out our full catalog for tons of funny t-shirts. 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