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
Example sentences from the Web for funniness
We were all just blown away by his charisma and magnetism and his funniness.
Now, you don't appear to appreciate the funniness of the situation.
A Woman Intervenes |Robert BarrI exclaimed in dismay, adding in a feeble attempt at funniness: "It might save you fishing out my remains later."
Down the Yellowstone |Lewis R. FreemanI've no intention of accepting him; but no one can judge as I can of how big and dear a person he is—in spite of his funniness.'
Franklin Kane |Anne Douglas Sedgwick
British Dictionary definitions for funniness
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 funniness
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