funny meaning and definition

FUNNY noun

Definition of funny (noun)

1. an account of an amusing incident (usually with a punch line)
   • "she told a funny story"; "she made a funny"
   • synonyms: funny remark, funny story, good story

FUNNY adjective

Definition of funny (adjective)

1. arousing or provoking laughter
   • "an amusing film with a steady stream of pranks and pratfalls"; "an amusing fellow"; "a comic hat"; "a comical look of surprise"; "funny stories that made everybody laugh"; "a very funny writer"; "it would have been laughable if it hadn't hurt so much"; "a mirthful experience"; "risible courtroom antics"
   • synonyms: amusing, comic, comical, laughable, mirthful, risible
2. beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
   • "a curious hybrid accent"; "her speech has a funny twang"; "they have some funny ideas about war"; "had an odd name"; "the peculiar aromatic odor of cloves"; "something definitely queer about this town"; "what a rum fellow"; "singular behavior"
   • synonyms: curious, odd, peculiar, queer, rum, rummy, singular
3. not as expected
   • "there was something fishy about the accident"; "up to some funny business"; "some definitely queer goings-on"; "a shady deal"; "her motives were suspect"; "suspicious behavior"
   • synonyms: fishy, shady, suspect, suspicious
4. experiencing odd bodily sensations
   • "told the doctor about the funny sensations in her chest"