funny
Also found in: Thesaurus, Medical, Financial, Idioms, Encyclopedia, Wikipedia.
Related to funny: Funny videos
fun·ny
(fŭn′ē)adj. fun·ni·er, fun·ni·est
1.
a. Causing laughter or amusement: a funny cartoon.
b. Making or given to making amusing jokes or witticisms: a colleague who is very funny.
c. Appropriate as the subject of a joke; deserving of a joke. Used in negative sentences to express disapproval or to emphasize the seriousness of something: There is nothing funny about getting the flu.
2.
a. Difficult to account for; unusual or odd: I had a funny feeling that she would call.
b. Suspiciously odd: It's funny how I seem to lose something every time he comes around.
3. Counterfeit or fraudulent: tried to pass off funny money as legitimate.
4. Informal Somewhat ill, painful, or abnormal: I felt funny after eating those clams."a mole on his arm that has started to go funny" (Ann Cummins).
5. Informal
a. Offensively forward or disrespectful: She told him off after he started to get funny.
b. Contrary to one's demands or expectations: Don't let the prisoners do anything funny.
n. pl. fun·nies Informal
1. A joke; a witticism: "He laughed because he did not know I was not making a funny" (Jonathan Safran Foer).
2. funnies
a. Comic strips.
b. The section of a newspaper containing comic strips.
[From fun.]
fun′ni·ly adv.
fun′ni·ness n.
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
funny
(ˈfʌnɪ)adj, -nier or -niest
1. causing amusement or laughter; humorous; comical
2. peculiar; odd
3. suspicious or dubious (esp in the phrase funny business)
4. informal faint or ill: to feel funny.
n, pl -nies
informal a joke or witticism
ˈfunnily adv
ˈfunniness n
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
fun•ny
(ˈfʌn i)adj. -ni•er, -ni•est, adj.
1. providing fun; amusing; comical: a funny joke.
2. attempting to amuse; facetious.
3. warranting suspicion; underhanded; deceitful: There was something funny about those extra charges.
4. Informal. insolent; impertinent: Don't get funny with me, mister.
5. curious; strange; peculiar; odd: Her speech has a funny twang.
n. 6. Informal. a funny remark or story; joke: to make a funny.
7. funnies,
adv. a. comic strips.
b. Also called funny paper. the section of a newspaper reserved for comic strips, word games, etc.
8. Informal. peculiarly.
[1750–60]
fun′ni•ly, adv.
fun′ni•ness, n.
Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.
comic
– comical – funny1. 'comical'
When people or things seem amusing or absurd, you can describe them as comical.
There is something slightly comical about him.
2. 'comic'
Comic is used to describe things that are intended to make you laugh.
He is a great comic actor.
The novel is both comic and tragic.
Be Careful!
Don't use 'comical' to describe things that are intended to make you laugh. Don't say, for example, 'He is a great comical actor'.
3. 'funny'
The word that you usually use to describe someone or something that makes you laugh is funny.
Let me tell you a funny story.
Farid was smart and good-looking, and he could be funny when he wanted to.
fun
– funny1. 'fun'
If something is fun, it is pleasant, enjoyable, and not serious.
It's fun working for him.
If you have fun, you enjoy yourself.
We had great fun at the party.
She wanted a bit more fun out of life.
Be Careful!
Fun is an uncountable noun. Don't say that someone 'has funs' or 'has a great fun'.
If you want to say that something is very enjoyable, you can say that it is great fun or a lot of fun.
The game was great fun.
In conversation and informal writing, you can use fun as an adjective. Don't use fun in this way in formal writing.
It was a fun evening.
She's a really fun person to be around.
2. 'funny'
If something is funny, it is amusing and makes you smile or laugh.
She told funny stories.
Wayne could be very funny when he wanted to.
You can also say that something is funny when it is strange, surprising, or puzzling.
The funny thing is, we went to Arthur's house just yesterday.
Have you noticed anything funny about this plane?
Collins COBUILD English Usage © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 2004, 2011, 2012
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Switch to new thesaurus
| Noun | 1. |  funny - an account of an amusing incident (usually with a punch line); "she told a funny story"; "she made a funny" |
| Adj. | 1. |  funny - arousing or provoking laughter; "an amusing film with a steady stream of pranks and pratfalls"; "an amusing fellow"; "a comic hat"; "a comical look of surprise"; "funny stories that made everybody laugh"; "a very funny writer"; "it would have been laughable if it hadn't hurt so much"; "a mirthful experience"; "risible courtroom antics" |
| 2. | funny - beyond or deviating from the usual or expected; "a curious hybrid accent"; "her speech has a funny twang"; "they have some funny ideas about war"; "had an odd name"; "the peculiar aromatic odor of cloves"; "something definitely queer about this town"; "what a rum fellow"; "singular behavior" | |
| 3. | funny - not as expected; "there was something fishy about the accident"; "up to some funny business"; "some definitely queer goings-on"; "a shady deal"; "her motives were suspect"; "suspicious behavior" colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech questionable - subject to question; "questionable motives"; "a questionable reputation"; "a fire of questionable origin" | |
| 4. | funny - experiencing odd bodily sensations; "told the doctor about the funny sensations in her chest" |
Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.
funny
adjective
1. humorous, amusing, comical, entertaining, killing (informal), rich, comic, silly, ridiculous, diverting, absurd, jolly, witty, hilarious, ludicrous, laughable, farcical, slapstick, riotous, droll, risible, facetious, jocular, side-splitting, waggish, jocose I'll tell you a funny story.
humorous serious, grave, stern, sober, melancholy, solemn, humourless, unfunny
humorous serious, grave, stern, sober, melancholy, solemn, humourless, unfunny
2. comic, comical, a scream, a card (informal), a caution (informal) He could be funny when he wanted to be.
3. peculiar, odd, strange, unusual, remarkable, bizarre, puzzling, curious, weird, mysterious, suspicious, dubious, queer, rum (Brit. slang), quirky, perplexing There's something funny about him.
4. ill, poorly (informal), queasy, sick, odd, crook (Austral. & N.Z. informal), ailing, queer, unhealthy, seedy (informal), unwell, out of sorts (informal), off-colour (informal), under the weather (informal) My head ached and my stomach felt funny.
noun
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
funny
adjective2. Deserving laughter:
The American Heritage® Roget's Thesaurus. Copyright © 2013, 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
Translations
divnýlegračnízábavný
underligmorsomsjov
naljakas
kummallinenhuvittavakoominenoutovitsi
neobičansmiješan
vicces
fyndinn, skemmtilegurskrÿtinn
変な面白いおもしろい
괴상한우스운이상한
caraghios
nenavadensmešenzabaven
roligskojigkomiskkonstiglustig
แปลกประหลาดตลก
buồn cườikỳ lạ
funny
[ˈfʌnɪ]A. ADJ (funnier (compar) (funniest (superl)))
1. (= amusing) [person, joke, film, story] → gracioso
you look so funny in that costume → tienes una pinta graciosísima con ese disfraz
it was so funny, I just couldn't stop laughing → era tan gracioso que no podía dejar de reírme
he's trying to be funny → quiere hacerse el gracioso
that's not funny → eso no tiene gracia
you look so funny in that costume → tienes una pinta graciosísima con ese disfraz
it was so funny, I just couldn't stop laughing → era tan gracioso que no podía dejar de reírme
he's trying to be funny → quiere hacerse el gracioso
that's not funny → eso no tiene gracia
2. (= odd) → raro
funny! I thought he'd left → ¡qué raro! creía que ya se había marchado
it strikes me as funny or I find it funny that → me extraña que + subjun → me parece raro que + subjun
(it's) funny you should say that → qué curioso que digas eso
there's something funny going on here → aquí hay gato encerrado
he's funny that way → tiene esa manía
I feel funny (= unwell) → no me encuentro muy bien
it felt funny going there on my own → se me hizo extraño ir allí solo
I have the funny feeling I'm going to regret this → tengo la extraña sensación de que me voy a arrepentir de esto
I've got a funny feeling in my stomach → tengo una sensación rara en el estómago
he must be funny in the head → tiene que estar ido or tocado de la cabeza
children get some very funny ideas sometimes! → ¡a los niños se les ocurre a veces cada idea!
this smells/tastes funny → esto huele/sabe raro
the funny thing about it is that → lo curioso or extraño del caso es que ...
funny peculiar or funny ha-ha? → ¿extraño o divertido?
funny! I thought he'd left → ¡qué raro! creía que ya se había marchado
it strikes me as funny or I find it funny that → me extraña que + subjun → me parece raro que + subjun
(it's) funny you should say that → qué curioso que digas eso
there's something funny going on here → aquí hay gato encerrado
he's funny that way → tiene esa manía
I feel funny (= unwell) → no me encuentro muy bien
it felt funny going there on my own → se me hizo extraño ir allí solo
I have the funny feeling I'm going to regret this → tengo la extraña sensación de que me voy a arrepentir de esto
I've got a funny feeling in my stomach → tengo una sensación rara en el estómago
he must be funny in the head → tiene que estar ido or tocado de la cabeza
children get some very funny ideas sometimes! → ¡a los niños se les ocurre a veces cada idea!
this smells/tastes funny → esto huele/sabe raro
the funny thing about it is that → lo curioso or extraño del caso es que ...
funny peculiar or funny ha-ha? → ¿extraño o divertido?
C. CPD funny bone N → hueso m del codo
the show seems to have tickled everyone's funnybone (fig) → el programa parece haberle hecho gracia a todo el mundo
funny business N → tejemanejes mpl
don't try any funny business → nada de tejemanejes
funny farm N (hum) → loquero m
funny man N → cómico m
funny money N (= large sum) → una millonada; (= counterfeit money) → dinero m falso; (= ill-gotten money) → dinero m mal habido
the show seems to have tickled everyone's funnybone (fig) → el programa parece haberle hecho gracia a todo el mundo
funny business N → tejemanejes mpl
don't try any funny business → nada de tejemanejes
funny farm N (hum) → loquero m
funny man N → cómico m
funny money N (= large sum) → una millonada; (= counterfeit money) → dinero m falso; (= ill-gotten money) → dinero m mal habido
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
funny
[ˈfʌni] adj (= strange) → curieux/euse, bizarre
There's something funny about him → Il est un peu bizarre.
to feel funny [person] → se sentir bizarre
My stomach feels funny → Mon estomac me fait un effet bizarre. funny businessfunny bone n → petit juif mfunny business n → quelque chose de louche, quelque chose de pas catholiquefunny farm n → maison f de fous
There's something funny about him → Il est un peu bizarre.
to feel funny [person] → se sentir bizarre
My stomach feels funny → Mon estomac me fait un effet bizarre. funny businessfunny bone n → petit juif mfunny business n → quelque chose de louche, quelque chose de pas catholiquefunny farm n → maison f de fous
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
funny
adj (+er)
(= comical) → komisch, lustig; person → witzig; don’t try to be funny (inf) → mach keine Witze!; don’t get funny with me (inf) → komm mir bloß nicht komisch; to see the funny side of something → das Lustige an etw (dat) → sehen; what’s so funny? → was ist denn so komisch or lustig?; it’s not funny! → das ist überhaupt nicht komisch or zum Lachen!
(= bizarre, odd) → komisch; she gave him a funny look → sie sah ihn komisch an; to have funny ideas about something → merkwürdige Vorstellungen von etw haben; there’s something funny about that place → der Ort ist irgendwie merkwürdig or seltsam; I have a funny feeling I’m going to regret this → ich habe das komische Gefühl, dass mir das noch leidtun wird; (it’s) funny (that) you should say that → komisch, dass Sie das sagen; it’s funny but I feel as if I’ve known you a long time → komisch, ich habe das Gefühl, dass ich dich schon lange kenne; (that’s) funny! I thought he’d left → komisch! ich dachte, er ist schon weg; the funny thing is that he was right → das Komische ist, dass er recht hatte; to go all funny (inf: = go wrong) → verrücktspielen (inf); I just feel a bit funny (inf) → mir ist ein bisschen komisch or mulmig (inf); I feel funny about seeing her again (inf) → mir ist komisch dabei zumute or zu Mute, sie wiederzusehen; it’s a funny old world → ganz schön komisch or merkwürdig!; funny-peculiar or funny-ha-ha? (inf) → komisch im Sinne von seltsam oder lustig?
funny
:funny bone
n → Musikantenknochen m
funny cigarette
n (inf) → Joint m (inf)
funny farm
n (inf) → Klapsmühle f (inf)
funny girl
n (inf: = comedienne) → Komikerin f
funny handshake
n (inf) besonderer, von Freimaurern verwendeter Händedruck
funny man
n (inf: = comedian) → Komiker m
funny money
n → ein Wahnsinnsgeld nt (inf)
funny paper
n (US) → Witzseiten pl
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
funny
[ˈfʌnɪ]1. adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl)))
a. → divertente, buffo/a
that's not funny → c'è poco da ridere
to try to be funny → fare lo spiritoso/a
that's not funny → c'è poco da ridere
to try to be funny → fare lo spiritoso/a
2. n the funnies (Am) (fam) → i fumetti
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
fun
(fan) noun enjoyment; a good time. They had a lot of fun at the party; Isn't this fun!
ˈfunny adjective1. amusing; making one laugh. a funny story.
2. strange; peculiar. I heard a funny noise.
ˈfunnily adverbfun and games
activities that are good fun. But I have to warn you, this job is not all fun and games!
for fun as a joke; for amusement. The children threw stones for fun.
in fun as a joke; not seriously. I said it in fun.
make fun of to laugh at (someone, usually unkindly). They made fun of her.
funnily,
funny
etc see funKernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
funny
→ غَرِيب, مُضْحِك divný, legrační sjov, underlig komisch, witzig αστείος, παράξενος extraño, gracioso, raro huvittava, kummallinen drôle, étrange neobičan, smiješan divertente, strano 変な, 面白い 괴상한, 우스운 grappig, vreemd morsom, rar dziwny, zabawny engraçado, estranho забавный, смешной konstig, rolig แปลกประหลาด, ตลก garip, komik buồn cười, kỳ lạ 奇怪的, 好笑的Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
Collins Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
funny
adj (fam o vulg, unusual) extraño, raro; adv de una manera extraña or rara; She walks funny..Camina de una manera extraña (rara).English-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.