Humorousness

Humorousness
Humorousness Hu"mor*ous*ness, n. 1. Moodiness; capriciousness. [1913 Webster]

2. Facetiousness; jocularity. [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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