US /ˈfʊn.ɪ/ UK /ˈfʌn.i/
adj noun Freq #539

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    Making you laugh; amusing.

    She's really funny and always makes me laugh.

  2. 2
    adj

    Strange or unusual, often in a slightly worrying way.

    The milk smelled funny, so I poured it away.

  3. 3
    adj

    Feeling slightly ill or odd in the body.

    I told the doctor about the funny feeling in my chest.

  4. 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
Word family
Forms funnierfunniesfunniest
Derived forms do-funnyfunniesfunnilyfunnimentfunninessfunnisomefunny-ishfunny-lookingfunnymanfunnywomannonfunnysemi-funny
Related forms funwitty

Etymology

Perhaps a jocular use of funny. See above.

Topics

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