funny
adjective /ˈfʌni/
/ˈfʌni/
(comparative funnier, superlative funniest)
Idioms - a funny story/joke
- He was a very funny guy as well as a kind person.
- That's the funniest thing I've ever heard.
- The movie is full of funny moments.
- I found the play funny and moving.
- It's not funny! Someone could have been hurt.
- I was really embarrassed, but then I saw the funny side of it.
- (ironic) Oh very funny! You expect me to believe that?
- ‘What's so funny?’ she demanded.
Synonyms funnyfunny- amusing
- entertaining
- witty
- humorous
- comic
- hilarious
- funny that makes you laugh:
- a funny story
- He was a very funny guy.
- amusing funny and giving pleasure:
- It’s a very amusing game to play.
- entertaining that you enjoy watching, listening to, doing or experiencing:
- It was a very entertaining evening.
- witty clever and amusing; able to say or write clever and amusing things:
- a witty remark
- a witty public speaker
- humorous funny and entertaining; showing a sense of humour:
- a humorous look at the world of fashion
- comic that makes you laugh:
- Many of the scenes in the book are richly comic.
- hilarious extremely funny
- a(n) funny/amusing/entertaining/witty/humorous/comic story
- a(n) funny/amusing/entertaining/witty/humorous speech
- a(n) funny/entertaining/witty/humorous/comic writer
- a(n) funny/amusing/hilarious joke
- to find something funny/amusing/entertaining/witty/humorous/hilarious
WordfinderNote that funny does not mean ‘enjoyable’: The party was great fun. • The party was very funny.- caricature
- comedy
- funny
- joke
- parody
- pun
- sketch
- slapstick
- spoof
- take-off
Extra Examples- His performance was hilariously funny.
- The movie gets funnier nearer the end.
- You should have seen it—it was terribly funny!
- He's not even remotely funny.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- look
- seem
- …
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
- A funny thing happened to me today.
- It's funny how things never happen the way you expect them to.
- That's funny—he was here a moment ago and now he's gone.
- The funny thing is it never happened again after that.
- The engine's making a very funny noise.
- I'm pleased I didn't get that job, in a funny sort of way.
- This wine tastes funny.
Extra Examples- Didn't it strike you as funny that Adam wasn't there?
- He's a funny little man.
- Don't you find it a bit funny that she never mentions her husband?
- Helen gave me a rather funny look.
- It's a funny old world, isn't it?
- (informal) seeming or likely to be wrong, illegal or dishonest
- I suspect there may be something funny going on.
- If there has been any funny business, we'll soon find out.
- (British English) humorous in a way that shows a lack of respect for somebody synonym cheeky
- Don't you get funny with me!
- (informal) slightly ill
- I feel a bit funny today—I don't think I'll go to work.
- (British English, informal) slightly crazy; not like other people synonym strange, peculiar
- That Dave's a funny chap, isn't he?
- She went a bit funny after her husband died.
- (informal) not working as it should
- My computer keeps going funny.
amusing
strange
wrong/illegal
without respect
ill/sick
crazy
machine
Idioms
funny ha-ha
- (informal) used to show that ‘funny’ is being used with the meaning of ‘making you laugh’
funny peculiar (British English)
(US English funny weird/strange)
- (informal) used to show that ‘funny’ is being used with the meaning of ‘strange’