Meaning: Causing laughter or amusement
Hindi: हास्यपूर्ण
Synonyms: funny, comical, witty, amusing
Antonyms: serious, somber, dull
Asked in: SSC CHSL 2025 T-1 · SSC Selection Post Ph-13 2025
humorous in SSC previous-year questions
- SSC CHSL 2025 T-1 Spelling
Choose the correctly spelt word:
Answer & explanation
Answer: C) Humorous
The correctly spelled word is "Humorous" (H-U-M-O-R-O-U-S), meaning causing laughter or amusement; funny; having a good sense of humour . Key spelling: "humor" + "- ous " (the suffix "- ous " meaning full of). " Humoreous " adds an incorrect 'e' before '- ous .' " Humorious " replaces '- ous' with the wrong suffix '- ious .' " Hummorous " doubles the 'm' incorrectly. Memory tip: HUMOR + OUS = Humorous (single 'm', no extra vowels between 'humor' and ' ous' ).
- SSC Selection Post Ph-13 2025 Spelling
Pick the correctly spelled word.
Answer & explanation
Answer: A) Humorous
The correct (American English) spelling is 'Humorous' meaning amusing or comic.
Option 1 (Humorous) is correctly spelled.
Option 2 ( Humourous ) is wrong as it incorrectly inserts a 'u' (mixing British ' humour ' with American suffix).
Option 3 ( Humorus ) is wrong because it omits the second 'o'.
Option 4 ( Humurous ) is wrong as it uses 'u' instead of the first 'o'.
Examples
- “He told a humorous story that made everyone laugh.”
humorous – questions
What is the meaning of humorous in Hindi?
humorous means “हास्यपूर्ण” in Hindi. In English: Causing laughter or amusement
What are the synonyms of humorous?
Synonyms of humorous: funny, comical, witty, amusing.
What is the opposite of humorous?
Antonyms of humorous: serious, somber, dull.
Has humorous been asked in SSC exams?
Yes – humorous has been asked 2 times in SSC exams: SSC CHSL 2025 T-1, SSC Selection Post Ph-13 2025.