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.
Nearby words
hummus, humongous, humor, humoral, humoral immune response, humoresque, humorist, humorless, humorous, humorously, humour
Related formshu·mor·esque·ly, adverb
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Examples 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 RinehartThe 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 ScarboroughBut 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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