humoresque

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

/ ˌhyu məˈrɛsk or, often, ˌyu- /

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noun

a musical composition of humorous or capricious character.

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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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How to use humoresque in a sentence

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
Heine's "Des Waldes Kapellmeister" has been made into a most hilarious humoresque.
Contemporary American Composers|Rupert Hughes
In short, in nearly every Negro unit there set in a humoresque attitude to the war.
The Soul of John Brown|Stephen Graham

She played, as once before she had played when life seemed sad and tragic, the "Humoresque."
The Street of Seven Stars|Mary Roberts Rinehart

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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