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humorous
The quality of having or showing humor; in a witty, amusing, and clever way. It can describe a person, a story, or a situation.
Sie hat eine sehr humorvolle Art, auch über ernste Themen zu sprechen.
She has a very humorous way of talking even about serious topics.
The adjective 'humorvoll' (humorous) is a clear combination of the noun 'der Humor' (humor) and the suffix '-voll' (-ful). It literally means 'full of humor.'
Er ist ein sehr humorvoller Kollege, mit dem die Arbeit Spaß macht.
He is a very humorous colleague who makes work fun.
'Humorvoll' (humorous) belongs to a word family. The related noun is 'der Humor' (humor), and the opposite is the adjective 'humorlos' (humorless), which means that someone has no sense of humor.
Sein trockener Humor ist nicht für jeden verständlich.
His dry humor is not understandable to everyone.
'Humorvoll' (humorously) can describe not only a quality, but can also be used as an adverb. Then it describes the manner in which an action is carried out.
Er hat die peinliche Situation sehr humorvoll gelöst.
He handled the embarrassing situation very humorously.
The adjective often describes people ('ein humorvoller Mensch' — a humorous person), their statements ('eine humorvolle Bemerkung' — a humorous remark), or their works ('ein humorvoller Text' — a humorous text).
Ihre humorvolle Rede hat alle zum Lachen gebracht.
Her humorous speech made everyone laugh.
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„Lustig“ and „humorvoll“ can describe people or stories that entertain others. „Lustig“ mainly emphasizes the immediate effect: people have to laugh. „Humorvoll“ highlights that someone has or shows a sense of humor in a witty and clever way.
Seine Rede war humorvoll und behandelte das ernste Thema mit viel Witz.
His speech was humorous and addressed the serious topic with plenty of wit.
Seine Rede war lustig, sodass das Publikum oft lachen musste.
His speech was funny, so the audience often had to laugh.
