What does funny mean?
Definitions for funny
ˈfʌn ifun·ny
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word funny.
Princeton's WordNet
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"
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"
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"
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"
funny(adj)
experiencing odd bodily sensations
"told the doctor about the funny sensations in her chest"
Wiktionary
funny(Noun)
Plural form of funnyman.
Webster Dictionary
Funny
droll; comical; amusing; laughable
Etymology: [From Fun.]
Funny(noun)
a clinkerbuit, narrow boat for sculling
Etymology: [From Fun.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
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.
Funny
fun′i, n. a light clinker-built pleasure-boat, with a pair of sculls.
Dictionary of Nautical Terms
funny
A light, clinker-built, very narrow pleasure-boat for sculling, i.e. rowing a pair of sculls. The stem and stern are much alike, both curved. The dimensions are variable, from 20 to 30 feet in length, according to the boat being intended for racing purposes (for which they are mostly superseded by wager-boats), or for carrying one or more sitters.
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British National Corpus
Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'funny' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3338
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'funny' in Written Corpus Frequency: #538
Adjectives Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'funny' in Adjectives Frequency: #289
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of funny in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of funny in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
Examples of funny in a Sentence
You have to have a brain of a goldfish and try and forget negatives, it's definitely always at the back of your mind. Now I'm getting tagged in all the Instagram memes and things like that. It's quite funny. You have to have a laugh about it.
The Post’s really too difficult, anthony Bourdain was Anthony Bourdain. I really ca n’t talk about Anthony Bourdain. . . He was brilliant and sharp and funny.
All this talk about star architects is funny to us.
Isn’t it funny, when I came here 17 years ago and said I wanted to lead a campaign to get Britain to leave the European Union, you all laughed at me. Well, you’re not laughing now.
I believe that, look there were many funny things that happened in my election that will not happen again. And I'm hoping that both the public and press understand the way President Donald Trump plays the game.
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Translations for funny
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- مُضْحِك، هَزْليArabic
- divertitCatalan, Valencian
- zábavný, legračníCzech
- besynderlig, sjov, morsom, underligDanish
- eigenartig, merkwürdig, spaßig, seltsam, komisch, lustigGerman
- διασκεδαστικός, αστείοςGreek
- komikaEsperanto
- divertido, chistoso, cómico, extraño, gracioso, raro, inusualSpanish
- naljakasEstonian
- koominen, hupaisa, hassu, kummallinen, huvittava, outo, vitsi, hauskaFinnish
- bizarre, drôle, marrant, amusant, blague, étrange, rigoloFrench
- greannmharIrish
- èibhinn, àbhachdachScottish Gaelic
- מַצְחִיקHebrew
- komikHaitian Creole
- viccesHungarian
- lucuIndonesian
- skemmtilegur, hnyttinn, brandari, fyndinn, smellinnIcelandic
- strano, esilarante, scherzo, inconsueto, divertente, buffo, buffaItalian
- 可笑しい, 変, 面白いJapanese
- სასაცილოGeorgian
- 이상한, 우스운, 재미있는Korean
- عهجایهب, سهیر, عهنتیکهKurdish
- lëschteg, spaasseg, komesch, aartlech, droleg, gelungenLuxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- jocīgs, smieklīgsLatvian
- grappigDutch
- rar, gøy, artig, merkelig, morosam, morsomNorwegian
- mayagi-Ojibwe, Ojibwa
- zabawnyPolish
- divertido, estranho, engraçadoPortuguese
- caraghios, amuzantRomanian
- прикольный, странный, смешной, забавныйRussian
- märklig, sällsam, underlig, skojig, komisk, konstig, lustig, roligSwedish
- tuhaf, komik, acayip, gülünçTurkish
- كۈلكىلىكUyghur, Uighur
- kulguliUzbek
- buồn cườiVietnamese
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