funny
1[ 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.
Nearby words
SYNONYMS FOR funny
1 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.
Related forms
fun·ni·ly, adverbfun·ni·ness, nounun·fun·ni·ly, adverbun·fun·ni·ness, nounDefinition for funnies (2 of 2)
funny
2[ fuhn-ee ]
/ ˈfʌn i /
noun, plural fun·nies.
a shell or light skiff rowed by one person with sculls.
Origin of funny
2First recorded in 1790–1800; perhaps jocular use of funny1
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British Dictionary definitions for funnies (1 of 2)
funnies
/ (ˈfʌnɪz) /
pl n
US and Canadian informal comic strips in a newspaper
British Dictionary definitions for funnies (2 of 2)
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 illto feel funny
noun plural -nies
informal a joke or witticism
Derived Forms
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Idioms and Phrases with funnies
funny
In addition to the idioms beginning with funny
- funny bone
- funny business
- funny money
, also see under
- fun
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