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I would do it today because the thing that appealed to me was not necessarily the mechanics of the robot, but it was his personality and how funny and charming he was.
John Badham

Meaning of "funny" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF FUNNY

funny  [ˈfʌnɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FUNNY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Funny can act as a noun and an adjective.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES FUNNY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

funny

Humour

Humour or humor is the tendency of particular cognitive experiences to provoke laughter and provide amusement. The term derives from the humoral medicine of the ancient Greeks, which taught that the balance of fluids in the human body, known as humours, controlled human health and emotion. People of all ages and cultures respond to humour. Most people are able to experience humour—i.e., to be amused, to smile or laugh at something funny—and thus are considered to have a sense of humour. The hypothetical person lacking a sense of humour would likely find the behaviour induced by humour to be inexplicable, strange, or even irrational. Though ultimately decided by personal taste, the extent to which a person finds something humorous depends on a host of variables, including geographical location, culture, maturity, level of education, intelligence and context. For example, young children may favour slapstick such as Punch and Judy puppet shows or cartoons such as Tom and Jerry, whose purely physical nature makes it more accessible to them.

Definition of funny in the English dictionary

The first definition of funny in the dictionary is causing amusement or laughter; humorous; comical. Other definition of funny is peculiar; odd. Funny is also suspicious or dubious.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FUNNY


Ballymoney
ˌbælɪˈmʌnɪ
bunny
ˈbʌnɪ
dunny
ˈdʌnɪ
gunny
ˈɡʌnɪ
honey
ˈhʌnɪ
money
ˈmʌnɪ
old-money
əʊld ˈmʌnɪ
punny
ˈpʌnɪ
runny
ˈrʌnɪ
sonny
ˈsʌnɪ
Sunni
ˈsʌnɪ
sunny
ˈsʌnɪ
tannie
ˈtʌnɪ
Tunney
ˈtʌnɪ
tunny
ˈtʌnɪ
unfunny
ʌnˈfʌnɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FUNNY

funnel-web
funnelform
funnelled
funnelling
funnier
funnies
funniest
funnily
funnily enough
funniness
funning
funny bone
funny business
funny cigarette
funny farm
funny girl
funny handshake
funny money
funny paper
funnyman

WORDS THAT END LIKE FUNNY

a pretty penny
danny
dust bunny
Easter bunny
granny
gym bunny
jenny
johnny
jungle bunny
Kenny
long-fin tunny
nanny
not a happy bunny
penny
seacunny
ski bunny
skinny
snow bunny
tranny
unsunny

Synonyms and antonyms of funny in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «FUNNY»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «funny» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of funny

Translation of «funny» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FUNNY

Find out the translation of funny to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of funny from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «funny» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

好笑的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

gracioso
570 millions of speakers

English

funny
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

अजीब
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مُضْحِك
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

забавный
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

engraçado
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

হাস্যকর
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

drôle
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Lucu
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

witzig
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

面白い
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

우스운
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

lucu
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

buồn cười
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வேடிக்கையான
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मजेदार
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

komik
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

divertente
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

zabawny
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

смішний
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

amuzant
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αστείος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

snaaks
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

rolig
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

morsom
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of funny

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FUNNY»

The term «funny» is very widely used and occupies the 1.868 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FUNNY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «funny» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «funny» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about funny

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10 QUOTES WITH «FUNNY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word funny.
1
Wes Anderson
I guess when I think about it, one of the things I like to dramatise, and what is sometimes funny, is someone coming unglued. I don't consider myself someone who is making the argument that I support these choices. I just think it can be funny.
2
David Archuleta
I like cartoons. I like 'Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends.' It's funny! It has things that kids wouldn't get. It's like, if you're mature, you get it. I like that and 'The Fairly OddParents.'
3
John Badham
I would do it today because the thing that appealed to me was not necessarily the mechanics of the robot, but it was his personality and how funny and charming he was.
4
Alana Blanchard
It's funny because looking back at my first contest, I was 15 and surfing the Haleiwa contest wearing this tiny bikini. I remember not even thinking twice about wearing it - I just thought it was normal.
5
Michael Buble
I am a candid interview and I have a dark and dry sense of humor - a very Canadian sense of humor and I am only learning now stupidly that you can't read tongue. When I say something funny in a newspaper and I meant it to be funny, it doesn't read that way.
6
Rose Byrne
The British are so funny.
7
Dana Carvey
We didn't even think about it, you know? I used to collect laser discs, and you'd have some college professor analyzing It's a Wonderful Life or Citizen Kane, and now it is pretty funny - the idea of commentary for a silly kid's movie, you know?
8
Emmanuelle Chriqui
I appreciate humor so much, but I'm actually not a funny girl.
9
Joel Coen
I've never really understood that. It's a funny thing; people sometimes accuse us of condescending to our characters somehow-that to me is kind of inexplicable.
10
Andy Daly
I think I'm one of those guys who was sort of always in comedy. I thought of myself - and other people seemed to think of me - as funny from a very young age. I was a very young comedy nerd and I even did sketch comedy in high school and college. I wrote and shot sketches on video and acted in them.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FUNNY»

Discover the use of funny in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to funny and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
I Funny: A Middle School Story
Following the bestselling success of the hilarious Middle School, The Worst Years of My Life, James Patterson continues to dish out the funnies in another highly-illustrated, heartfelt middle school story. (Includes more than 175 black-and ...
James Patterson, Chris Grabenstein, 2012
2
It's Kind of a Funny Story
A humorous account of a New York City teenager's battle with depression and his time spent in a psychiatric hospital.
Ned Vizzini, 2010
3
The Funny Thing Is...
Not one to rest on her laurels, the witty star of stage and screen has since dedicated her life to writing a hilarious new book. That book is this book.
Ellen DeGeneres, 2003
4
How to Be Funny: The One and Only Practical Guide for Every ...
Being funny is hard work and not everyone is a natural. How to Be Funny is a witty guide that teaches readers precisely how to be funnier in everyday life.
Jon Macks, 2010
5
Funny in Farsi: A Memoir of Growing Up Iranian in America
Above all, this is an unforgettable story of identity, discovery, and the power of family love. It is a book that will leave us all laughing—without an accent. From the Hardcover edition.
Firoozeh Dumas, 2007
6
Funny English Errors and Insights Illustrated
This free event includes book signing and refreshments Funny English Errors and Insights is a fresh collection of humorous uses and misuses of English, illustrated with photographs from the Pictures Collection of the National Library of ...
Troy Simpson, 2010
7
Funny Money
The New Yorker writer chronicles the collapse of a shopping mall in 1982 that sent reverberations through the banking industry, with fault lines stretching deep into the heart of America's speculative and often soft financial institutions.
Mark Singer, 2004
8
What's So Funny?: Humor in American Culture
However, until now, key documents from that history have never been brought together in a single volume for students and scholars. What's So Funny?
Nancy A. Walker, 1998
9
Hair in Funny Places
A teddy bear explains to a little girl how Mr. and Mrs. Hormone cause people to change during puberty.
‎2000
10
Funny Pictures: Animation and Comedy in Studio-Era Hollywood
This collection of essays explores the link between comedy and animation in studio-era cartoons, from filmdom’s earliest days through the twentieth century.
Daniel Ira Goldmark, Charles Keil, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FUNNY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term funny is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Pretty funny can have more than 1 meaning
“From my position, the hardest artist to find is a beautiful, funny woman,” he told the beautiful, funny Goldie Hawn during a session at the Aspen ... «Stars and Stripes, Jul 15»
2
Dear White People review – a gently funny take on campus racism …
Dear White People review – a gently funny take on campus racism in the US. 3 / 5 stars. An uneven but occasionally piercing study of ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
3
Leaked Deadpool Comic-Con Footage Is Brutal, Funny And Perfect
In other words, it's everything fans wanted in a Deadpool movie, with a side of “big chrome cock-gobbler.” The footage/trailer/whatever captured ... «Kotaku, Jul 15»
4
LOL: Stage is set for funny girl 's love story
This correspondent is more at ease with the notion of funny plays than funny persons: with watching a group of people whose chemistry ... «Irish Independent, Jul 15»
5
Five funny Pat Summitt stories from charity event
There were plenty of funny tales to go around, and the audience at the Tennessee Theatre laughed into the night. Here are five of the best ones ... «The Tennessean, Jul 15»
6
This funny video of a dog eating peanut butter is the best thing you'll …
But boy, does Cody the goldendoodle (golden retriever poodle mix) love it. Look how he sticks out his tongue in anticipation for more in this ... «Irish Examiner, Jul 15»
7
Worst parallel park ever? Funny CCTV shows driver's struggle
Funny CCTV shows driver's struggle. The hilarious moment a haphazard motorist reversed into a wall while attempting to parallel park has ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
8
11 funny questions to ask Siri
In fact we think more of you have used the function for this than for its intended purpose. We're talking about Siri, the helpful voice on iPhone, ... «Grimsby Telegraph, Jul 15»
9
Pigott: Airport codes often flighty, funny
An aerial view of the Ottawa Maconald-Cartier airport which is being rebuilt with new features and should be ready sometime in September. «Ottawa Citizen, Jul 15»
10
Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2015 – Abnormally Funny People
AFP_people2_72ppi_rgb_900px Abnormally Funny People are returning to where it all started at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe for a 10th ... «The Edinburgh Reporter, Jul 15»

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