FUNNY


Meaning of FUNNY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ fʌni ]

( funnier, funniest, funnies)

Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.

1.

Someone or something that is funny is amusing and likely to make you smile or laugh.

Wade was smart and not bad-looking, and he could be funny when he wanted to...

I’ll tell you a funny story.

= amusing, comical

ADJ

2.

If you describe something as funny , you think it is strange, surprising, or puzzling.

Children get some very funny ideas sometimes!...

There’s something funny about him...

It’s funny how love can come and go.

= odd, curious

ADJ : oft it v-link ADJ how/that

3.

If you feel funny , you feel slightly ill. ( INFORMAL )

My head had begun to ache and my stomach felt funny.

ADJ : usu feel ADJ

4.

The funnies are humorous drawings or a series of humorous drawings in a newspaper or magazine. ( AM INFORMAL )

N-PLURAL : the N

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