funnier; funniest
1
2
: differing from the ordinary in a suspicious, perplexing, quaint, or eccentric way : peculiar
My car has been making a funny noise.
—often used as a sentence modifierFunny, things didn't turn out the way we planned.
3
: involving trickery or deception
told his prisoner not to try anything funny
plural funnies
ˈfə-nēz 
1
: one that is funny
especially
: joke
2
funnies plural
: comic strips or the comic section of a periodical
—usually used with the
Synonyms
Examples of funny in a Sentence
Adjective
He told a funny story.
He's a very funny guy.
What are you laughing at? There's nothing funny about it.
There's something funny going on here.
She has some funny ideas about how to run a company.
“I can't find my keys.” “That's funny—they were here a minute ago.”
My car has been making a funny noise lately.
A funny thing happened to me the other day.
It feels funny to be back here again.
It's funny that you should say that—I was just thinking the same thing myself.
Noun
reading the Sunday funnies is part of my weekend ritual
let's can the funnies—we've got serious work to do here
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Karen D'souza, The Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2024
This is another funny one, but the feud between student and teacher feels awfully relevant in today’s divisive political climate.
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 7 Feb. 2024
More nervously unsettling than laugh-out-loud funny, Iannucci’s style works well for his incredible cast, including Steve Buscemi, Paddy Considine, Jason Isaacs, Rupert Friend, Michael Palin, and Andrea Riseborough.
—Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 6 June 2024
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Adjective
This simultaneously funny and profound musical spins around a teenage girl (the lovable Carolee Carmello) suffering from a rare genetic disease that makes her age five times faster than normal.
—Karen D'souza, The Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2024
This is another funny one, but the feud between student and teacher feels awfully relevant in today’s divisive political climate.
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
Noun
Speaking of funnies, stop publishing ones that aren’t funny!
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 7 Feb. 2024
More nervously unsettling than laugh-out-loud funny, Iannucci’s style works well for his incredible cast, including Steve Buscemi, Paddy Considine, Jason Isaacs, Rupert Friend, Michael Palin, and Andrea Riseborough.
—Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 6 June 2024
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“Funny.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/funny. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
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funny
1 of 2 adjective
fun·ny
ˈfən-ē
funnier; funniest
1
: causing or intended to cause laughter
a funny story
2
: different from ordinary in a way that is odd, curious, or suspicious
it's funny you should ask
that's funny—they were here yesterday
there's something funny going on
3
: involving trickery
don't try anything funny
funny
2 of 2 noun
plural funnies
1
: one that is funny
especially
: joke entry 1 sense 1
2
plural
: comic strips or the comic section of a newspaper
—usually used with the
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