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Humorous vs Lighthearted - What's the difference?

humorous | lighthearted |

As adjectives the difference between humorous and lighthearted

is that humorous is full of humor or arousing laughter; funny while lighthearted is joyful, glad, taking pleasure in being alive. Not depressed or sad.

humorous

English

Alternative forms

* humourous (unusual )

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Full of humor or arousing laughter; funny.
    • The waiters were so humorous - one even did a backflip for us, when we asked him.
  • Showing humor; witty, jocular.
  • (obsolete) Damp or watery.
  • (obsolete) Dependent on or caused by one's humour or mood; capricious, whimsical.
  • *, II.8:
    • It is a melancholy humor of writing into my head.

    Synonyms

    * (arousing laughter ): amusing, funny * (witty ): amusing, jocular, witty * See also * See also

    Related terms

    * humor/humour

    Derived terms

    * humorously

    lighthearted

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Joyful, glad, taking pleasure in being alive. Not depressed or sad.
    • The lighthearted young lovers ran over the hills.
  • Enjoyable lack of seriousness, not grave.
    • His lighthearted banjo was appreciated because it relieved the tension in tight situations.