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  • 1 humorous

    adjective (funny; amusing: a humorous situation/remark.) αστείος,κωμικός

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  • 2 amusing

    adjective (rather funny or humorous: an amusing story.) διασκεδαστικός

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  • 3 dryly

    adverb (in a quiet, restrained (and humorous) manner: He commented drily on the untidiness of the room.) ξερά

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  • 4 facetious

    [fə'si:ʃəs]
    (not serious; intended to be funny or humorous: a facetious remark.) φαιδρός
    - facetiousness

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  • 5 farcical

    adjective (completely ridiculous, and therefore usually humorous: The whole idea was farcical.) γελοίος

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  • 6 humour

    ['hju:mə] 1. noun
    1) (the ability to amuse people; quickness to spot a joke: He has a great sense of humour.) χιούμορ,αίσθηση του γελοίου
    2) (the quality of being amusing: the humour of the situation.) κωμικότητα
    2. verb
    (to please (someone) by agreeing with him or doing as he wishes: There is no point in telling him he is wrong - just humour him instead.) πηγαίνω με τα νερά(κάποιου)
    - humorous
    - humorously
    - humorousness
    - - humoured

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  • 7 laugh at

    (to make it obvious that one regards something or someone as humorous, ridiculous or deserving scorn: Everyone will laugh at me if I wear that dress!; The others laughed at his fears.) κοροιδεύω, γελάω με

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  • 8 limerick

    ['limərik]
    (a type of humorous poem with five lines, the third and fourth lines being shorter than the others.) κωμικό πεντάστιχο

    English-Greek dictionary > limerick

  • 9 spoof

    [spu:f]
    (a ridiculous imitation, intended to be humorous.) παρωδία

    English-Greek dictionary > spoof

  • 10 wit

    [wit]
    1) (humour; the ability to express oneself in an amusing way: His plays are full of wit; I admire his wit.) πνεύμα, χιούμορ
    2) (a person who expresses himself in a humorous way, tells jokes etc: He's a great wit.) πνευματώδης άνθρωπος, χιομορίστας
    3) (common sense, inventiveness etc: He did not have the wit to defend himself.) εξυπνάδα, ευστροφία
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    - - witted
    - witticism
    - witty
    - wittily
    - wittiness
    - at one's wits' end
    - keep one's wits about one
    - live by one's wits
    - frighten/scare out of one's wits
    - out of one's wits

    English-Greek dictionary > wit

  • 11 Dry

    adj.
    P. and V. ξηρός, P. αὐχμηρός.
    Of land; P. ξηρός, V. χέρσος.
    Thirsly: V. δίψιος.
    Waterproof: P. στεγανός, V. στεγνός (Eur., Cycl.).
    Withered: P. and V. ξηρός, Ar. and P. αὖος, ἰσχνός, σαπρός.
    Tearless: V. ξηρός, ἄκλαυστος; see Tearless.
    Dry land, subs.: P. τὸ ξηρόν (Thuc.), V. χέρσος, ὁ.
    Of or on dry land: P. and V. χερσαῖος.
    met., dull: see Dull.
    Harsh: P. and V. πικρός.
    Humorous: P. and V. γέλοιος.
    ——————
    v. trans.
    ξηραίνειν, P. ἀποξηραίνειν.
    Dry ( clothes): V. θάλπειν.
    Dry up, wither up: P. and V. ἰσχναίνειν, κατισχναίνειν.
    V. intrans. P. and V. ξηραίνεσθαι.

    Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Dry

См. также в других словарях:

  • Humorous — Hu mor*ous, a. [Cf. L. humorosus, umorosus, moist. See {Humor}.] 1. Moist; humid; watery. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] All founts wells, all deeps humorous. Chapman. [1913 Webster] 2. Subject to be governed by humor or caprice; irregular; capricious;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • humorous — [hyo͞o′mər əs, yo͞o′mər əs] adj. [ HUMOR + OUS; HUMOROUS sense 2 < Fr humoreux (< L), HUMOROUS sense 3 < L humorosus] 1. having or expressing humor; funny; amusing; comical 2. Archaic whimsical; capricious …   English World dictionary

  • humorous — index jocular, ludicrous Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • humorous — early 15c., “relating to the body humors,” a native formation from humor, or else from M.Fr. humoreux damp, from O.Fr. humor (see HUMOR (Cf. humor)). The meaning “funny” dates from 1705 in English. Related: Humorously; humorousness …   Etymology dictionary

  • humorous — *witty, facetious, jocular, jocose Analogous words: droll, comic, comical, farcical, funny, *laughable: amusing, diverting, entertaining (see AMUSE) Contrasted words: grave, *serious, earnest, solemn, sober …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • humorous — [adj] funny, comical amusing, camp*, campy*, comic, droll, entertaining, facetious, farcical, hilarious, jocose, jocular, jokey, joshing, laughable, ludicrous, merry, playful, pleasant, priceless, ribald, screaming*, side splitting*, too funny… …   New thesaurus

  • humorous — ► ADJECTIVE 1) causing amusement. 2) having or showing a sense of humour. DERIVATIVES humorously adverb humorousness noun …   English terms dictionary

  • humorous — humorous1 humorously, adv. humorousness, n. /hyooh meuhr euhs/ or, often, /yooh /, adj. 1. characterized by humor; funny; comical: a humorous anecdote. 2. having or showing the faculty of humor; droll; facetious: a humorous person. [1570 80;… …   Universalium

  • humorous — adj. VERBS ▪ be ▪ become ▪ find sth ADVERB ▪ extremely, fairly, very, etc …   Collocations dictionary

  • humorous — [[t]hju͟ːmərəs[/t]] ADJ GRADED If someone or something is humorous, they are amusing, especially in a clever or witty way. He was quite humorous, and I liked that about him. ...a humorous magazine. Derived words: humorously ADV GRADED ADV with v …   English dictionary

  • humorous — hu|mor|ous [ˈhju:mərəs US ˈhju: , ˈju: ] adj funny and enjoyable ▪ humorous stories ▪ The film has some mildly humorous moments. >humorously adv …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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