funny A1 Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˈfʌni/ UK /ˈfʌn.i/ See IPA manual Freq #539 Meanings 1 adj Making you laugh; amusing. She's really funny and always makes me laugh. 2 adj Strange or unusual, often in a slightly worrying way. The milk smelled funny, so I poured it away. 3 adj Feeling slightly ill or odd in the body. I told the doctor about the funny feeling in my chest. 4 noun A joke or amusing story. He always has a good funny to share at parties. Thesaurus Synonyms 2 adj · strange or unusual, often... oddcuriousbizarre 4 noun · a joke or amusing story. funny storygood story More amusingchucklesomecomediccomiccomicaldrollfilariousfrolicsomefunnisomegut-bustinghilarioushowlarious ↔ Opposites humorless Word family Forms funnierfunniesfunniest Derived forms do-funnyfunniesfunnilyfunnimentfunninessfunnisomefunny-ishfunny-lookingfunnymanfunnywomannonfunnysemi-funny Related forms funwitty Appears in Phrases (1) See all very funny Causing a great deal of amusement or laughter. Adverb + adjective Tongue twisters (1) See all Five Funny Farmers Five funny farmers feeding feathered fowls. Let air pass between the lower lip and upper teeth for /f/. The middle sound of feathered is voiced /ð/, even though its first sound is /f/. Etymology Perhaps a jocular use of funny. See above. Topics Describing Qualities External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # funny **Type:** Word **Level:** A1 **Part of speech:** adj, noun **IPA (US):** /ˈfʌni/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈfʌn.i/ **Frequency rank:** 539 ## Meanings 1. Making you laugh; amusing. 2. Strange or unusual, often in a slightly worrying way. 3. Feeling slightly ill or odd in the body. 4. A joke or amusing story. ## Examples - She's really funny and always makes me laugh. - The milk smelled funny, so I poured it away. - I told the doctor about the funny feeling in my chest. - He always has a good funny to share at parties. ## Synonyms - amusing - chucklesome - comedic - comic - comical - droll - filarious - frolicsome - funnisome - gut-busting - hilarious - howlarious ## Antonyms - humorless ## Derived Forms - do-funny - funnies - funnily - funniment - funniness - funnisome - funny-ish - funny-looking - funnyman - funnywoman - nonfunny - semi-funny ## Related Forms - fun - witty ## Etymology Perhaps a jocular use of funny. See above. ## Topics - Describing Qualities markdown