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humoresque


hu·mor·esque

noun \ˌhyü-mə-ˈresk, ˌyü-\

Definition of HUMORESQUE

: a typically whimsical or fanciful musical composition

Origin of HUMORESQUE

German Humoreske, from Humor, from Medieval Latin
First Known Use: 1889

Rhymes with HUMORESQUE

arabesque, Bunyanesque, copydesk, gigantesque, Junoesque, Kafkaesque, picaresque, picturesque, plateresque, Romanesque, Rubenesque, Runyonesque, sculpturesque, statuesque, Whitmanesque

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