funny (ˈfʌnɪ
)
Definitions
adjective
- 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
- informal a joke or witticism
Alternative Forms
ˈfunnily adverb ˈfunniness nounSynonyms
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humorous,
amusing,
comical,
entertaining,
killing,
rich,
comic,
silly,
ridiculous,
diverting,
absurd,
jolly,
witty,
hilarious,
ludicrous,
laughable,
farcical,
slapstick,
riotous,
droll,
risible,
facetious,
jocular,
side-splitting,
waggish,
jocose,
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peculiar,
odd,
strange,
unusual,
remarkable,
bizarre,
puzzling,
curious,
weird,
mysterious,
suspicious,
dubious,
queer,
rum,
quirky,
perplexing,
Translations
- British English:
funny
If something is funny, it makes you laugh.He told me a funny joke.ˈfʌnɪ ADJECTIVE He told me a funny joke.
- Spanish:
gracioso
adj graciosa
- French:
drôle
adj
- German:
witzig
adj
- Chinese: 好笑的 adj
- Arabic: مُضْحِك adj
- Portuguese: engraçado adj engraçada
- Russian: забавный adj забавная
- Croatian: smiješan adj smiješna
- Czech: legrační adj
- Danish: sjov adj
- Dutch: grappig adj
- Finnish: huvittava adj
- Greek: αστείος adj αστεία
- Italian: divertente adj
- Japanese: 面白い adj
- Korean: 우스운 adj
- Norwegian: morsom adj
- Polish: zabawny adj zabawna
- Brazilian Portuguese: engraçado adj engraçada
- European Spanish:
gracioso
adj graciosa
- Swedish: rolig adj roligt
- Thai: ตลก adj
- Turkish: komik adj
- Vietnamese: buồn cười adj
Usage examples
She was replacing a lightbulb when she first started to feel funny.
, AFTERMATH (2001)That role didn't originally have any comedy, but he was so funny we added some bits for him.
Maxim (2004)Clever use of such English comedy veterans as Alexei Sayle make Keen Eddie a fresh, funny cop show.
Globe and Mail (2003)I've got to confess what seemed like a good idea at the time wasn't quite as funny the next morning.
Glasgow Herald (2001)They'd think me a candidate for the funny farm by the time they were through.
, WALKING BACK TO HAPPINESS (2002)