Definitions for funny

Definitions for (noun) funny

Main entry: funny, funny remark, funny story, good story

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

Usage: she told a funny story; she made a funny


Definitions for (adj) funny

Main entry: curious, queer, funny, odd, peculiar, rum, rummy, singular

Definition: beyond or deviating from the usual or expected

Usage: 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


Main entry: funny, amusing, mirthful, risible, laughable, comic, comical

Definition: arousing or provoking laughter

Usage: 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


Main entry: fishy, funny, shady, suspect, suspicious

Definition: not as expected

Usage: 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


Main entry: funny

Definition: experiencing odd bodily sensations

Usage: told the doctor about the funny sensations in her chest


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