FUNNY (funnier, funniest)

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Irregular inflected forms: funnier    , funniest   

 Dictionary entry overview: What does funny mean? 

• FUNNY (noun)
  The noun FUNNY has 1 sense:

1. an account of an amusing incident (usually with a punch line)

  Familiarity information: FUNNY used as a noun is very rare.

• FUNNY (adjective)
  The adjective FUNNY has 4 senses:

1. arousing or provoking laughter

2. beyond or deviating from the usual or expected

3. not as expected

4. experiencing odd bodily sensations

  Familiarity information: FUNNY used as an adjective is uncommon.

 Dictionary entry details 

• FUNNY (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

funny; funny remark; funny story; good story

Context example:

she made a funny

Hypernyms ("funny" is a kind of...):

gag; jape; jest; joke; laugh (a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter)

• FUNNY (adjective)

Comparative: funnier   
Superlative: funniest   

Sense 1

Meaning:

Arousing or provoking laughter

Synonyms:

amusing; comic; comical; funny; laughable; mirthful; risible

Context example:

risible courtroom antics

Similar:

humorous; humourous (full of or characterized by humor)

Derivation:

fun (activities that are enjoyable or amusing)

funniness (a comic incident or series of incidents)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Beyond or deviating from the usual or expected

Synonyms:

curious; funny; odd; peculiar; queer; rum; rummy; singular

Context example:

singular behavior

Similar:

strange; unusual (being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Not as expected

Synonyms:

fishy; funny; shady; suspect; suspicious

Context example:

suspicious behavior

Similar:

questionable (subject to question)

Domain usage:

colloquialism (a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech)

Sense 4

Meaning:

Experiencing odd bodily sensations

Context example:

told the doctor about the funny sensations in her chest

Similar:

ill; sick (affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function)

 Context examples 

But they are funny wolves, soft wolves, baby wolves who do not understand the way of the trail.

(Love of Life and Other Stories, by Jack London)

It’s quite too funny. I am sure you could never guess how I employed my morning, or what I ended by doing.

(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

It was so funny to hear my wife called "Madam Mina" by this kindly, strong-faced old man.

(Dracula, by Bram Stoker)

"I hope she won't. She is so funny and dear as she is," said Beth, who had never betrayed that she was a little hurt at Jo's having secrets with anyone but her.

(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)

Neuropsychiatric Inventory (NPI) Does the patient find humor and laugh at things that others do not find funny?

(NPI - Fine Humor and Laugh at Things That Others Do Not Find Funny, NCI Thesaurus)

Neuropsychiatric Inventory (NPI) Does the patient tell jokes or make remarks that are not funny to others but seem funny to him/her?

(NPI - Tell Jokes or Make Remarks That are Not Funny to Others, NCI Thesaurus)

“Come, now,” said George, “you don't fool this crew no more. You're a funny man, by your account; but you're over now, and you'll maybe step down off that barrel and help vote.”

(Treasure Island, by Robert Louis Stevenson)

It’s a good deal to all of us, for there are some funny stories about.

(Rodney Stone, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) I can laugh and see the funny side of things.

(HADS - I Can Laugh and See Funny Side of Things, NCI Thesaurus)

When Dorothy had time to open these books she found them full of queer green pictures that made her laugh, they were so funny.

(The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, by L. Frank Baum)