Funny Definition
fŭnē
funnier, funnies, funniest
adjective
funnier, funniest
Causing laughter; laughable; amusing; humorous.
Webster's New World
Making or given to making amusing jokes or witticisms.
A colleague who is very funny.
American Heritage
Out of the ordinary, esp. in a puzzling or suspicious way.
Webster's New World
Peculiar, eccentric, crazy, etc.
Webster's New World
Appropriate as the subject of a joke; deserving of a joke. Used in negative sentences to express disapproval or to emphasize the seriousness of something.
There is nothing funny about getting the flu.
American Heritage
Synonyms:
noun
funnies
A joke or witticism.
Webster's New World
Comic strips.
American Heritage
The section of a newspaper containing comic strips.
American Heritage
(humorous) A joke.
Wiktionary
(UK) A narrow boat for sculling.
Wiktionary
adverb
In a funny manner.
Webster's New World
idiom
get funny with
- to be impudent to
Webster's New World
Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Funny
- get funny with
Origin of Funny
Perhaps a jocular use of funny. See above.
From Wiktionary
-
From fun + -y.
From Wiktionary
From fun
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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