funny
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[ fuhn-ee ]
/ ˈfʌn i /
adjective, fun·ni·er, fun·ni·est.
noun, plural fun·nies.
Informal.
a funny remark or story; a joke: to make a funny.
funnies,
- comic strips.
- Also called funny paper. the section of a newspaper reserved for comic strips, word games, etc.
SYNONYMS FOR funny
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diverting,
comic,
farcical,
ridiculous,
droll,
witty,
facetious,
humorous.
Funny,
laughable,
ludicrous refer to that which excites laughter.
Funny and
laughable are both applied to that which provokes laughter or deserves to be laughed at;
funny is a colloquial term loosely applied and in popular use is commonly interchangeable with the other terms:
a funny story, scene, joke; a laughable incident, mistake. That which is
ludicrous excites laughter by its incongruity and foolish absurdity:
The monkey's attempts to imitate the woman were ludicrous.
OTHER WORDS FROM funny
fun·ni·ly, adverb fun·ni·ness, noun un·fun·ni·ly, adverb un·fun·ni·ness, nounWords nearby funny
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British Dictionary definitions for funnier
funny
/ (ˈfʌnɪ) /
adjective -nier or -niest
causing amusement or laughter; humorous; comical
peculiar; odd
suspicious or dubious (esp in the phrase funny business)
informal
faint or ill
to feel funny
noun plural -nies
informal
a joke or witticism
Derived forms of funny
funnily, adverb funniness, nounIdioms and Phrases with funnier
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