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Dictionary: fun·ny   (fŭn'ē) pronunciation
adj., -ni·er, -ni·est.
    1. Causing laughter or amusement.
    2. Intended or designed to amuse.
  1. Strangely or suspiciously odd; curious.
  2. Tricky or deceitful.
n. Informal, pl., -nies.
  1. A joke; a witticism.
  2. funnies
    1. Comic strips.
    2. The section of a newspaper containing comic strips.

[From FUN.]

funnily fun'ni·ly adv.
funniness fun'ni·ness n.

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adjective

  1. Arousing laughter: amusing, comic, comical, droll, humorous, laughable, risible, zany. See laughter.
  2. Deserving laughter: comic, comical, farcical, laughable, laughing, ludicrous, ridiculous, risible. See laughter.
  3. Intended to excite laughter or amusement: comedic, facetious, humorous, jocose, jocular, witty. See laughter.
  4. Agreeably curious, especially in an old-fashioned or unusual way: odd, quaint. See usual/unusual.
  5. Causing puzzlement; perplexing: curious, odd, peculiar, queer, strange, weird. See usual/unusual.

noun

    Words or actions intended to excite laughter or amusement: gag, jape, jest, joke, quip, witticism. Informal gag. Slang ha-ha. See laughter.

Idioms: funny
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Idioms beginning with funny:
funny business
funny money

See also under fun.


Antonyms: funny
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adj

Definition: comical, humorous
Antonyms: dramatic, melancholy, sad, serious, tragic, unamusing, unfunny

adj

Definition: odd, peculiar
Antonyms: common, normal, obvious, standard, usual


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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: Amusing or comical. Also: Odd or unusual.

pronunciation Everything is funny as long as it is happening to somebody else. — Will Rogers (1879-1935).

Translations: Funny
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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - komisk, sjov, mistænkelig
n. - komisk person, humoristisk tegneserie

idioms:

  • funnily enough    sjovt nok
  • funny bone    snurreben
  • funny business    narrestreger
  • funny money    falske penge

Nederlands (Dutch)
grappig, bedrieglijk, vreemd, grap, (mv) stripboeken, kleine boot

Français (French)
adj. - amusant, drôle, étrange, comique
n. - blague, bandes dessinées (npl)

idioms:

  • funnily enough    curieusement, paradoxalement
  • funny bone    (Anat), nerf ulnaire, petit juif
  • funny business    magouilles
  • funny money    fausse monnaie

Deutsch (German)
adj. - komisch, seltsam, lustig
n. - Witz, Comic

idioms:

  • funnily enough    komischerweise
  • funny bone    (Anat.) Musikantenknochen
  • funny business    krumme Touren, Schwindel
  • funny money    inflationäre Währung, Falschgeld

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - διασκεδαστικός, αστείος, κωμικός, αλλόκοτος, περίεργος
n. - αστείο, (ΗΠΑ, καθομ.) (πληθ.) οι σελίδες με τα κόμικς εφημερίδας

idioms:

  • funnily enough    παραδόξως
  • funny bone    ο έσω κόνδυλος του βραχιόνιου οστού
  • funny business    (καθομ.) βρομοδουλειά, ματσαραγκιά
  • funny money    (καθομ.) υποκατάστατο χρήματος, οιονεί χρήμα

Italiano (Italian)
strano, singolare, buffo, bizzarro

idioms:

  • funnily enough    strano a dirsi
  • funny bone    punta del gomito
  • funny business    brutto comportamento, commedia
  • funny money    banconota falsa, valuta inflazionaria

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - engraçado, esquisito
n. - história (f) em quadrinhos

idioms:

  • funnily enough    por mais incrível que pareça
  • funny bone    parte do cotovelo por onde passa o osso cubital (Anat.), senso (m) de humor
  • funny business    truque (m) desonesto
  • funny money    soma (f) de dinheiro muito grande para ser real

Русский (Russian)
смешной, забавный, странный, недомогание

idioms:

  • funnily enough    как ни странно
  • funny bone    чувство юмора, внутренний мыщелок плечевой кости
  • funny business    подозрительное дело
  • funny money    фальшивые деньги, деньги, нажитые нечестным путем

Español (Spanish)
adj. - extraño, curioso, raro, graciosamente, gracioso, divertido, extrañamente
n. - bromas divertidas, tiras de chistes en los diarios

idioms:

  • funnily enough    aunque parezca extraño
  • funny bone    hueso de la alegría/del codo
  • funny business    negocios sucios, práctica fraudulenta
  • funny money    moneda falsificada

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - rolig, konstig
n. - tecknade serier

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
好笑的, 滑稽的, 有趣的, 滑稽人物

idioms:

  • funnily enough    其实...
  • funny bone    肘的尺骨端, 幽默感
  • funny business    不道德的行为, 不规矩的事
  • funny money    伪钞, 假钞, 收不回来的钱, 游戏用的钞票, 来路不明的钱

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 好笑的, 滑稽的, 有趣的
n. - 滑稽人物

idioms:

  • funnily enough    其實...
  • funny bone    肘的尺骨端, 幽默感
  • funny business    不道德的行為, 不規矩的事
  • funny money    偽鈔, 假鈔, 收不回來的錢, 遊戲用的鈔票, 來路不明的錢

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 우스운, 재미있는, 기묘한, 만화의
n. - 재미있는 이야기, 연재 만화, 웃기는 사람

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - おかしい, おもしろい, こっけいな, 変な, 怪しい, おかしな, 奇妙な

idioms:

  • funny bone    尺骨の端, ユーモアを解する心, 笑いの感覚
  • funny business    おかしな行動, 奇妙な事
  • funny money    偽金, 膨張した通貨

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) مضحك , هزلي (الاسم) رسوم هزليه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮משעשע, מצחיק, מוזר, מוזר במקצת בהליכותיו, קשה להסבר‬
n. - ‮רצועת סיפורים מצוירים (קומיקס) בעיתון‬


 
 
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