funny

[ fuhn-ee ]

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adjective,fun·ni·er, fun·ni·est.

providing fun; causing amusement or laughter; amusing; comical: a funny remark;a funny person.
attempting to amuse; facetious: Did you really mean that or were you just being funny?

warranting suspicion; deceitful; underhanded: We thought there was something funny about those extra charges.
Informal. insolent; impertinent: Don't get funny with me, young man!
curious; strange; peculiar; odd: Her speech has a funny twang.

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.

Origin of funny

First recorded in 1730–40; fun + -y¹

synonym study For funny

1. 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 for funny

1	diverting, comic, farcical, ridiculous, droll, witty, facetious, humorous

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Other words from funny

fun·ni·ly, adverb
fun·ni·ness, noun
un·fun·ni·ly, adverb
un·fun·ni·ness, noun

Other definitions for funny (2 of 2)

funny²

[ fuhn-ee ]

noun,plural fun·nies.

a shell or light skiff rowed by one person with sculls.

Origin of funny

First recorded in 1780–90; perhaps jocular use of funny¹

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How to use funny in a sentence

He found the latter funny and would create confrontations where none existed.
My Friend, the Murderer | Eugene Robinson | November 24, 2020 | Ozy
Humans desperately pleading with their dogs to fetch some keys to free their owners from a jail cell is pretty funny.
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Intentionally take a perspective that appreciates the funny side of events.
Laughing Is Good For Your Mind And Your Body – Here’s What The Research Shows | LGBTQ-Editor | November 23, 2020 | No Straight News
Totah plays the token rich cheerleader ready to defend the honor of every Kardashian, and is at her funniest when she’s trying to be serious.
The new ‘Saved by the Bell’ has a big advantage over other reboots: It’s really good | David Betancourt | November 23, 2020 | Washington Post
There’s a very funny Norwegian comedy on Netflix about Vikings called “Norsemen.”
It’s true: Waking up is hard to do, especially when there’s a smartphone involved | John Kelly | November 22, 2020 | Washington Post

We were all just blown away by his charisma and magnetism and his funniness.
Joel Kinnaman: ‘The Killing’s’ Scene-Stealer | Tricia Romano | May 25, 2012 | THE DAILY BEAST
I exclaimed in dismay, adding in a feeble attempt at funniness: "It might save you fishing out my remains later."
Down the Yellowstone | Lewis R. Freeman
I'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
I'm glad you think I'm amusing; but I can't see much funniness in just saying what is true.
The Farringdons | Ellen Thorneycroft Fowler
Now, you don't appear to appreciate the funniness of the situation.
A Woman Intervenes | Robert Barr

British Dictionary definitions for funny

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

nounplural -nies

informal a joke or witticism

Derived forms of funny

funnily, adverb
funniness, noun

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