Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

funny

/ˈfʌni/

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: 5.02 in modern English

Syllables: fun-ny
IPA: /ˈfʌni/

11

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Amusing; humorous; comical.

adj

Strange or unusual, often in an unpleasant way.

adj

Showing unexpected resentment.

British usage; Informal

adj

Homosexual: gay.

Derogatory; Offensive

noun

Informal

noun

Informal

noun

Humor in general.

adv

In an unusual manner; strangely.

Example Sentences

"I know you'll enjoy chatting with her — she's really funny and smart."
"She's full of funny stories."
"The milk smelt funny so I poured it away."
"I've got a funny feeling that this isn't going to work."
"It's funny how life goes sometimes."
"Ain't it funny that the way you feel shows on your face? / And no matter how you try to hide, it states your case / Now a frown will bring your spirits down to the ground / And never let you see the good things all around"

Etymology

Etymology tree English fun Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English funny From fun + -y.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈfʌni/
British English: /ˈfʌni/

Usage

Inflected Forms

funnier (comparative) funniest (superlative) funnies (plural)

Derived Forms

funnies funnily funniment funniness funnisome funnyman funnywoman nonfunny unfunny

Phrases

cute and funny does the Pope wear a funny hat do-funny funny accounting funny animal funny as a barrel of monkeys funny as a dose of the clap funny bone

Frequently Paired Words

fun witty

Synonyms

aberrant abnormal alien anomalous as queer as Dick's hatband bizarre booky curious deviant discrepant eerie eldritch

Antonyms

humorless

Rhymes With

money honey sunny bunny sonny runny gunny tunney tunny lunny bunney lunney

Questions

How do you pronounce funny?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈfʌni/.
What does funny mean?: Amusing; humorous; comical.
Where does funny come from?: Etymology tree English fun Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English funny From fun + -y.

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