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单词 funnies
释义

funny

1 of 2

adjective

fun·​ny ˈfə-nē How to pronounce funny (audio)
funnier; funniest
1
a
: affording light mirth and laughter : amusing
His account of the war came in bits and pieces, sometimes bloody, sometimes funny. Robert Penn Warren
b
: seeking or intended to amuse : facetious
Don't take him so seriously; he was just being funny.
2
: differing from the ordinary in a suspicious, perplexing, quaint, or eccentric way : peculiar
My car has been making a funny noise.
often used as a sentence modifier
Funny, things didn't turn out the way we planned.
3
: involving trickery or deception
told his prisoner not to try anything funny
funnily
ˈfə-nə-lē How to pronounce funny (audio)
adverb
funniness
ˈfə-nē-nəs How to pronounce funny (audio)
noun
funny adverb

funny

2 of 2

noun

plural funnies
1
: one that is funny
especially : joke
2
funnies plural : comic strips or the comic section of a periodical
usually used with the

Synonyms

Adjective

  • antic
  • chucklesome
  • comedic
  • comic
  • comical
  • droll
  • farcical
  • hilarious
  • humoristic
  • humorous
  • hysterical
  • hysteric
  • killing
  • laughable
  • ludicrous
  • ridiculous
  • riotous
  • risible
  • screaming
  • sidesplitting
  • uproarious

Noun

  • cartoon
  • comic
  • comic strip
  • strip
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Example Sentences

Adjective He told a funny story. He's a very funny guy. What are you laughing at? There's nothing funny about it. There's something funny going on here. She has some funny ideas about how to run a company. “I can't find my keys.” “That's funny—they were here a minute ago.” My car has been making a funny noise lately. A funny thing happened to me the other day. It feels funny to be back here again. It's funny that you should say that—I was just thinking the same thing myself. Noun reading the Sunday funnies is part of my weekend ritual let's can the funnies—we've got serious work to do here See More
Recent Examples on the Web
Adjective
With its powerhouse central duo radiating charm even when the direction lacks panache and the dialogue isn’t that funny, this ultra-formulaic concoction should still attract large crowds to its theatrical run. Richard Kuipers, Variety, 14 Sep. 2022 That one part was kind of OK, but overall the bit was not particularly funny, a kind of one-joke idea that went on too long. Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 13 Sep. 2022 Each is funny on his own, to be sure, but there is magic in collaboration; each partner magnifies the other. Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 12 Sep. 2022 Some of them are as funny as Thanksgiving jokes and others are as cute or heartfelt as these Thanksgiving quotes, and scrolling through all of them is sure to lead you to just the right thought to pair with your pics and express your gratitude. Kelly O'sullivan, Country Living, 11 Sep. 2022 Evidently, some of us grew up to think that nearly cursing in a movie is pretty funny also. John Defore, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Sep. 2022 The aforementioned audition scene is particularly funny, as Ms. Berlant desperately attempts to shed a tear on cue, her nagging inability to do so being a running gag with a moist payoff. Charles Isherwood, WSJ, 8 Sep. 2022 But Mark still found ways to add new little things that fit in that were really funny. Devan Coggan, EW.com, 7 Sep. 2022 Several moments of gallows humor are genuinely funny. Odie Henderson, BostonGlobe.com, 25 Aug. 2022
Noun
Many readers found Caity’s self-deprecating tone in the article funny, and others commented that the van life wasn’t supposed to be glamorous. New York Times, 4 May 2022 The voice will be instantly recognizable as Saundersesque to anyone familiar with his fiction: jocular and often stand-up-comic funny, with a focus on providing joyful surprises with every turn of phrase. Lisa Zeidner, Star Tribune, 8 Feb. 2021 This Netflix look at vulgar language, starring Nicolas Cage, is bust-a-gut funny. Willie Brown, SFChronicle.com, 9 Jan. 2021 Anyway, how does a run-through of all these funnies and memes and LOLs and ROFLs out there in the English football world sound? SI.com, 20 Aug. 2019 Here For Golden State Convention By ANDREW MAKARUSHKA More than 200 persons who take their funnies seriously gathered in the U.S. Grant Hotel yesterday for the start of the first San Diego Golden State Comics Convention. San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 July 2019 Let’s feast on some funnies: A tasty typo turned a U.S. Senate candidate’s name into that of a sandwich. Morning Brief, The Seattle Times, 6 July 2018 Lewandowski assured her Facebook followers that Quinn later found the melted doll funny and wasn't traumatized at all. Jackie Frere, Redbook, 21 Nov. 2017 The special featured funny takes on money-hungry televangelists, and a hilarious impression of Ugandan President Idi Amin. Matthew Allen, The Root, 15 Sep. 2017 See More

Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

1739, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Noun

1852, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

funny 1 of 2

adjective

fun·​ny ˈfə-nē How to pronounce funny (audio)
funnier; funniest
1
: causing laughter : full of humor
a funny story
2
: strange sense 2
a funny noise

funny

2 of 2

adverb

: in an odd or peculiar way
She looked at me funny.

funnies

noun

plural of funny
1
as in cartoons
a series of drawings that tell a story or part of a story reading the Sunday funnies is part of my weekend ritual

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • cartoons
  • comics
  • strips
  • comic strips
  • animations
  • funny papers
  • comic books
  • caricatures
  • animated cartoons
  • graphic novels
2
as in jokes
something said or done to cause laughter let's can the funnies—we've got serious work to do here

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • jokes
  • laughs
  • giggles
  • gags
  • wisecracks
  • witticisms
  • quips
  • japes
  • yuks
  • pranks
  • sallies
  • ribs
  • pleasantries
  • one-liners
  • jests
  • yucks
  • screams
  • yaks
  • drolleries
  • parodies
  • joshes
  • comedies
  • waggeries
  • antics
  • boffs
  • tricks
  • nifties
  • cracks
  • boffos
  • riots
  • capers
  • humors
  • buffooneries
  • yocks
  • practical jokes
  • knee-slappers
  • burlesques
  • panics
  • banters
  • monkeyshines
  • riffs
  • caricatures
  • repartees
  • wits
  • boffolas
  • mocks
  • mockeries
  • lampoons
  • wordplays
  • railleries
  • leg-pulls
  • put-ons
  • thigh-slappers
  • persiflages
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