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funny

/ˈfʌni/noun, adjective2 syllables

Funny means: beyond or deviating from the usual or expected.

Synonyms for funny42

noun, as in an account of an amusing incident (usually with a punch line)

funny story, good story, funny remark

adjective, as in beyond or deviating from the usual or expected

curious, odd, peculiar, queer, rum, rummy, singular, strange, unusual

adjective, as in arousing or provoking laughter

amusing, comic, comical, laughable, mirthful, risible, humorous, humourous

adjective, as in not as expected

fishy, shady, suspect, suspicious, questionable

adjective, as in experiencing odd bodily sensations

ill, sick

also used for funny

aberrant, abnormal, alien, anomalous, as queer as Dick's hatband, bizarre, booky, deviant, discrepant, touchy, tetchy, chucklesome, comedic, droll, filarious

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What does funny mean?5

adjective

1

beyond or deviating from the usual or expected“a curious hybrid accent”

2

arousing or provoking laughter“an amusing film with a steady stream of pranks and pratfalls”

3

not as expected“there was something fishy about the accident”

4

experiencing odd bodily sensations“told the doctor about the funny sensations in her chest”

noun

1

an account of an amusing incident (usually with a punch line)“she told a funny story”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with funny?5

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Funny in a sentence

  • You can pretend to be serious, but you can't pretend to be funny.darinmex
  • Thanks a lot for this funny and interesting lesson, my teacher!Ricardo14
  • This story is interesting, funny and even moving.nava
  • This story is interesting, funny and even exciting.nava
  • This is an interesting, funny and even moving story.nava
  • You say you love me, but you've got a funny way of showing it.patgfisher
  • This sounds funny, but there's a lot of truth in it.al_ex_an_der
  • It would be funny, if it wasn't so sad.Hybrid

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of funny

as a noun

plural
funnies

as a adjective

comparative
funnier
superlative
funniest