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is used in two primary meanings: (1) amusing, comical (as in a funny joke), (2) strange, hard to explain (as in a funny look). Since the 1930s, as first recorded in a novel by Ian Hay, the first meaning has come to be called funny-ha-ha and the second meaning funny-peculiar when they need to be distinguished.

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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 beginning with funny:
funny business
funny money

See also under fun.

adj

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

adj

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

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

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

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For a list of words related to funny, see:

• Happy, Playful, Optimistic, or Elated

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See words rhyming with "funny."

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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