Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nonfunny

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: non-fun-ny
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Not funny.

Example Sentences

"She laughed. A bitter, nonfunny laugh."
"Nope - my interpretation of your comments is accurate - every post of yours that I read leaves me wondering why you are here (and why don't you ever get moderated) - you always come off as ill tempered, nitpicky, snide, sarcastic in a nonfunny way, and incredibly argumentative."
"That is, on the setup/punch-line model, the entire joke, from beginning to end, can be described as funny, once the punch line has occurred, but equally, for asymmetrical reasons outlined above, as nonfunny."

Etymology

From non- + funny.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: non

Inflected Forms

more nonfunny (comparative) most nonfunny (superlative)

Synonyms

unamusing unfunny funny as a dose of the clap jokeless humorless irrisible laughless mirthless nonhumorous unhilarious unhumorous unhysterical

Questions

What does nonfunny mean?: Not funny.
Where does nonfunny come from?: From non- + funny.

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