Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unfunny

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.64 in modern English

Syllables: un-fun-ny
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Example Sentences

"Edward told an unfunny knock-knock joke that made his brother groan."
"The decline of mobility, reason fading in and out like short-wave radio, the trickle of minor ailments that fed a deeper river—the subject was vast and not all of it was unfunny."

Etymology

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

Inflected Forms

unfunnier (comparative) more unfunny (comparative) unfunniest (superlative) most unfunny (superlative)

Derived Forms

unfunnily unfunniness

Synonyms

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

Rhymes With

money black money funny appearance money honey sunny bunny sonny fluffy bunny runny gunny hunny

Questions

What does unfunny mean?: Not funny
Where does unfunny come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English fun Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English funny English unfunny From un- + funny.

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