English [ edit ] Pronunciation [ edit ] Etymology 1 [ edit ] From fun -y
Adjective [ edit ] funny (comparative funnier superlative funniest
Amusing ; humorous ; comical . [from the mid-18th c.]
When I went to the circus, I only found the clowns funny .
Strange or unusual , often implying unpleasant . [from the early 19th c.]
The milk smelt funny so I poured it away. I've got a funny feeling that this isn't going to work.
2011 , Sarah Webb, It Had To Be You
'Moved in where?' Sam asked Brona in confusion. 'What boyfriend?'[ …] I thought you might be funny about it, that's all.'
Synonyms [ edit ] Derived terms [ edit ] Related terms [ edit ] Translations [ edit ]
amusing; comical
Alabama: tasihmo
Arabic: مُضْحِك muḍḥik ), هَزْلِيّ hazliyy )
Armenian: please add this translation if you can
Bulgarian: смешен (bg) (smešen ), забавен (bg) (zabaven )
Catalan: divertit
Chinese:
Mandarin: 可笑 (zh) (kěxiào ), 滑稽 (zh) (huájī )
Czech: legrační zábavný
Danish: morsom sjov (da)
Dutch: grappig (nl) , geinig (nl) , komiek (nl)
Esperanto: komika
Estonian: naljakas (et)
Faroese: skemtiligur stuttligur
Finnish: hassu (fi) , hauska (fi) , hupaisa (fi) , huvittava (fi) , koominen (fi)
French: drôle (fr) , amusant (fr) , rigolo (fr) (familiar), marrant (fr) (familiar)
Georgian: სასაცილო sasacilo )
German: komisch (de) , lustig (de) , spaßig
Greek: αστείος (el) (asteíos ), διασκεδαστικός (el) (diaskedastikós )
Haitian Creole: komik
Hebrew: מַצְחִיק m mats'khík )
Hindi: मज़ाक़िया mazāqiyā )
Hungarian: vicces (hu)
Icelandic: fyndinn m skemmtilegur (is) m hnyttinn m smellinn m
Indonesian: lucu (id)
Irish: greannmhar
Italian: buffo (it) m buffa (it) f divertente (it) , esilarante (it)
Japanese: 面白い (ja) (おもしろい, omoshiroi ), 可笑しい (ja) (おかしい, okashii )
Khmer: កំប្លែង (km) (kɑmplaeŋ )
Korean: 우스운 (ko) (useuun ), 재미있는 (ko) (jaemiinneun )
Kurdish:
Sorani: عهنتیکه
Latvian: jocīgs smieklīgs
Luxembourgish: komesch lëschteg spaasseg
Malay: kelakar
Mongolian: please add this translation if you can
Neapolitan: spassùso
Norman: draole ( Guernsey )
Norwegian: artig
Bokmål: morsom (no) , gøy (no)
Nynorsk: morosam
Persian: مسخره (fa) (masxare ), مضحک (fa) (mozhek ), خندهدار xandedâr ), کمیک (fa) (komik )
Polish: zabawny (pl) m
Portuguese: engraçado (pt) , divertido (pt)
Romanian: caraghios (ro) , amuzant (ro) m
Russian: смешно́й (ru) (smešnój ), заба́вный (ru) m zabávnyj ), прико́льный (ru) (prikólʹnyj )
Scottish Gaelic: èibhinn àbhachdach
Spanish: divertido (es) m cómico (es) m gracioso (es) m chistoso (es) m
Swedish: rolig (sv) , komisk (sv) , lustig (sv) , skojig (sv)
Thai: ตลก (th) (tà-lòk )
Turkish: komik (tr) , gülünç (tr)
Uyghur: كۈلكىلىك külkilik )
Uzbek: kulguli
Vietnamese: buồn cười (vi) , ngồ ngộ (vi) , khôi hài (vi)
strange; unusual
Alabama: sobayhíkko
Bulgarian: странен (bg) (stranen ), особен (bg) (osoben )
Danish: sjov (da) , besynderlig underlig
Dutch: eigenaardig (nl) , raar (nl) , zeldzaam (nl) , merkwaardig (nl) , vreemd (nl) , bizar (nl)
Faroese: serur løgin undarligur
Finnish: kummallinen (fi) , outo (fi) , hassu (fi)
French: étrange (fr) , marrant (fr) (familiar), bizarre (fr)
German: komisch (de) , merkwürdig (de) , seltsam (de) , eigenartig (de)
Italian: inconsueto (it) , strano (it)
Japanese: 変 (ja) (hen )
Korean: 이상한 isanghan )
Kurdish:
Sorani: عهجایهب سهیر
Latvian: jocīgs
Luxembourgish: komesch droleg aartlech gelungen
Malay: pelik
Neapolitan: curàùso
Norwegian: rar (no) , merkelig (no)
Ojibwe: mayagi-
Portuguese: estranho (pt)
Romanian: caraghios (ro)
Russian: стра́нный (ru) (stránnyj ), прико́льный (ru) (prikólʹnyj )
Spanish: extraño (es) m raro (es) m inusual
Swedish: konstig (sv) , märklig (sv) , underlig (sv) , sällsam (sv)
Turkish: tuhaf (tr) , acayip (tr)
Vietnamese: là lạ
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funny (plural funnies
( humorous ) A joke .
2014 , Brian Conaghan, When Mr. Dog Bites (page 54)
Everyone would be sitting on big fluffy white clouds singing songs, telling funnies and just enjoying the day.
( humorous ) A comic strip .
2009 , R. P. Moffa, The Vaulted Sky (page 343)
His father was more likely to listen to the radio, although he would read the Sunday funnies , and his grandmother would only read the Italian language paper she picked up at the corner candy store.
Translations [ edit ] Etymology 2 [ edit ] Perhaps a jocular use of funny . See above.
funny (plural funnies
( Britain ) A narrow boat for sculling .
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