English → Latin
“humorous” in Latin
lepiduspleasant, charming; witty; effeminatefēstīvuslively, festive, joyous, gay, merry; agreeable, pleasing; handsome, pretty; jovial, agreeableiocōsusfunny, full of jesting, jocose, humorous, jokey, light-hearted
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
humorous
lepidus: festivus: jocosus (these three of persons or things): ad jocandum promptus [Vid: JOCOSE]. In a certain humorous publication, in joculari quodam libello (Quint.). A humorous turn of mind, animus hilarus et promptus ad jocandum: ingenium hilare et lepidum.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for humorous?
- The usual Latin words for “humorous” are lepidus, fēstīvus, iocōsus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.