Definitions for funny
ˈfʌn ifun·ny

Princeton's WordNet(2.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. funny story, good story, funny remark, funny(adj)

   an account of an amusing incident (usually with a punch line)

   "she told a funny story"; "she made a funny"

2. amusing, comic, comical, funny, laughable, mirthful, risible(adj)

   arousing or provoking laughter

   "an amusing film with a steady stream of pranks and pratfalls"; "an amusing fellow"; "a comic hat"; "a comical look of surprise"; "funny stories that made everybody laugh"; "a very funny writer"; "it would have been laughable if it hadn't hurt so much"; "a mirthful experience"; "risible courtroom antics"

3. curious, funny, odd, peculiar, queer, rum, rummy, singular(adj)

   beyond or deviating from the usual or expected

   "a curious hybrid accent"; "her speech has a funny twang"; "they have some funny ideas about war"; "had an odd name"; "the peculiar aromatic odor of cloves"; "something definitely queer about this town"; "what a rum fellow"; "singular behavior"

4. fishy, funny, shady, suspect, suspicious(adj)

   not as expected

   "there was something fishy about the accident"; "up to some funny business"; "some definitely queer goings-on"; "a shady deal"; "her motives were suspect"; "suspicious behavior"

5. funny(adj)

   experiencing odd bodily sensations

   "told the doctor about the funny sensations in her chest"

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. funny(Noun)

   Plural form of funnyman.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Funny

   droll; comical; amusing; laughable

2. Funny(noun)

   a clinkerbuit, narrow boat for sculling

Origin: [From Fun.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Funny

   fun′i, adj. full of fun: droll: perplexing, odd.—adv. Funn′ily.—ns. Funn′iness, Funn′iment.—Funny bone, a popular name given to what is really the comparatively unprotected ulnar nerve, which, when struck by a blow, shoots a singular tingling sensation down the forearm to the fingers; Funny man, the clown in a circus.

2. Funny

   fun′i, n. a light clinker-built pleasure-boat, with a pair of sculls.

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1. funny

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British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'funny' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3338

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'funny' in Written Corpus Frequency: #538

3. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'funny' in Adjectives Frequency: #289

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of funny in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of funny in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of funny in a Sentence

1. Ottawa Senators goalie Andrew Hammond:

   I think it's funny.

2. Tom Zegan:

   Clowns taste funny.

3. Flip Wilson:

   Funny is an attitude.

4. Mohammad Youssuf Abdulazeez:

   It was funny at the time.

5. Kristin Kagetsu:

   It looked a little funny.

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