word-vault/dist/data/cards/hu/humorous.json

A lightweight JavaScript package for English word definitions and collections.

{
    "term": "humorous",
    "partOfSpeech": "adjective",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "b2",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "funny; showing a sense of humour",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "He gave a humorous account of their trip to Spain."
                },
                {
                    "text": "It's a humorous look at the world of fashion."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The show offers a humorous take on family life."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He had a wide mouth and humorous grey eyes."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The film is delightfully humorous in the best traditions of romantic comedy."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The stories range from the darkly humorous to the despairing."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She had not intended to be humorous."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "verbs": ["be", "become", "find something"],
                "adverb": ["extremely", "fairly", "very"]
            }
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈhjuːmərəs/",
                "audio": "hu/humorous/humorous__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈhjuːmərəs/",
                "audio": "hu/humorous/humorous__us_2.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": null
}