Meanings
nounhumoresque (plural humoresques)
plural humoresques
- entertainmentA composition that is playful in attitude and tone.
Origin
- GermanHumoreske
- GermanHumoreske
- Englishhumoresque
Borrowed from German Humoreske.
More words from German
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Czech humoreska
- humoreskaplayful composition
French humoresque
- humoresqueplayful composition
German Humoreske
- Humoreskeplayful composition
Japanese ユーモレスク
- ユーモレスクplayful composition
Polish humoreska
- humoreskaplayful composition
Russian юморе́ска
- юморе́ска (jumoréska)playful composition
Swedish humoresk
- humoreskplayful composition
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humoresque. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/humoresque
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“humoresque.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/humoresque. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “humoresque,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/humoresque.
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