Antonyms for funny
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : fuhn-ee |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈfʌn i |
Definition of funny
Origin :- "humorous," 1756, from fun + -y (2). Meaning "strange, odd" is 1806, said to be originally U.S. Southern. The two senses of the word led to the retort question "funny ha-ha or funny peculiar," which is attested from 1916. Related: Funnier; funniest. Funny farm "mental hospital" is slang from 1962. Funny bone "elbow end of the humerus" is 1826; funnies "newspaper comic strips" is from 1852.
- adj comical, humorous
- adj odd, peculiar
- Yet see now, these funny little animals on the surface of the spinning-ball.
- Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
- It's funny—that's exactly what I told Aunt Cornelia about that—that man.
- Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
- Let him talk, and hear you laugh when he was funny, and he was satisfied.
- Extract from : « Weighed and Wanting » by George MacDonald
- Aunt is so funny, not to have guessed who wrote the Star article.
- Extract from : « The Bacillus of Beauty » by Harriet Stark
- Once she would have thought that that was funny; now it seemed very touching to her.
- Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart
- "You must have thought it funny the first time you saw one," said Dorcas Jane.
- Extract from : « The Trail Book » by Mary Austin
- Miss Bartlett was pleased to look upon this incident as funny.
- Extract from : « In the Midst of Alarms » by Robert Barr
- Your men were playing a funny game—hare and hounds, it looked like.
- Extract from : « Chip, of the Flying U » by B. M. Bower
- Silver, you don't know how funny this master of yours can be!
- Extract from : « Chip, of the Flying U » by B. M. Bower
- Marilla Merritt might not see that it was funny, Mrs. Bloodgood mightn't, but it was.
- Extract from : « Quaint Courtships » by Various
Synonyms for funny
- absurd
- amusing
- antic
- bizarre
- blithe
- capricious
- clever
- curious
- diverting
- droll
- dubious
- entertaining
- facetious
- fantastic
- farcical
- for grins
- gas
- gay
- gelastic
- good-humored
- hilarious
- humdinger
- hysterical
- jocose
- jocular
- joking
- jolly
- killing
- knee-slapper
- laughable
- ludicrous
- merry
- mirthful
- mysterious
- perplexing
- playful
- priceless
- puzzling
- queer
- remarkable
- rich
- ridiculous
- riot
- riotous
- risible
- screaming
- side-splitting
- silly
- slapstick
- sportive
- strange
- suspicious
- unusual
- waggish
- weird
- whimsical
- witty
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