humoresque

[ hyoo-muh-resk or, often, yoo- ]

/ ˌhyu məˈrɛsk or, often, ˌyu- /

noun

a musical composition of humorous or capricious character.

Origin of humoresque

1875–80; humor + -esque, modeled on German Humoreske

OTHER WORDS FROM humoresque

hu·mor·esque·ly, adverb

Words nearby humoresque

humongous, humor, humoral, humoral immune response, humoral immunity, humoresque, humorist, humorous, humour, humoursome, hump

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Example sentences from the Web for humoresque

She played, as once before she had played when life seemed sad and tragic, the "Humoresque."
The Street of Seven Stars|Mary Roberts Rinehart
The unearthly beings meet us in all guises, and answer our every mood, whether it be serious or awed, satiric or humoresque.
The Supernatural in Modern English Fiction|Dorothy Scarborough
But think of a lively and humoresque clock that does not tick and takes only an hour to record a day.
The Art Of The Moving Picture|Vachel Lindsay

British Dictionary definitions for humoresque

humoresque

/ (ˌhjuːməˈrɛsk) /

noun

a short lively piece of music

Word Origin for humoresque

C19: from German Humoreske, ultimately from English humour

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单词	humoresque
释义	humoresque [ hyoo-muh-resk or, often, yoo- ] / ˌhyu məˈrɛsk or, often, ˌyu- / noun a musical composition of humorous or capricious character. Origin of humoresque 1875–80; humor + -esque, modeled on German Humoreske OTHER WORDS FROM humoresque hu·mor·esque·ly, adverb Words nearby humoresque humongous, humor, humoral, humoral immune response, humoral immunity, humoresque, humorist, humorous, humour, humoursome, hump Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for humoresque She played, as once before she had played when life seemed sad and tragic, the "Humoresque." The Street of Seven Stars\|Mary Roberts Rinehart The unearthly beings meet us in all guises, and answer our every mood, whether it be serious or awed, satiric or humoresque. The Supernatural in Modern English Fiction\|Dorothy Scarborough But think of a lively and humoresque clock that does not tick and takes only an hour to record a day. The Art Of The Moving Picture\|Vachel Lindsay British Dictionary definitions for humoresque humoresque / (ˌhjuːməˈrɛsk) / noun a short lively piece of music Word Origin for humoresque C19: from German Humoreske, ultimately from English humour Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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