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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. an account of an amusing incident (usually with a punch line);
- Example: "she told a funny story"
- Example: "she made a funny"
[syn: funny story, good story, funny remark, funny]


ADJECTIVE (4)

1. arousing or provoking laughter;
- Example: "an amusing film with a steady stream of pranks and pratfalls"
- Example: "an amusing fellow"
- Example: "a comic hat"
- Example: "a comical look of surprise"
- Example: "funny stories that made everybody laugh"
- Example: "a very funny writer"
- Example: "it would have been laughable if it hadn't hurt so much"
- Example: "a mirthful experience"
- Example: "risible courtroom antics"
[syn: amusing, comic, comical, funny, laughable, mirthful, risible]

2. beyond or deviating from the usual or expected;
- Example: "a curious hybrid accent"
- Example: "her speech has a funny twang"
- Example: "they have some funny ideas about war"
- Example: "had an odd name"
- Example: "the peculiar aromatic odor of cloves"
- Example: "something definitely queer about this town"
- Example: "what a rum fellow"
- Example: "singular behavior"
[syn: curious, funny, odd, peculiar, queer, rum, rummy, singular]

3. not as expected;
- Example: "there was something fishy about the accident"
- Example: "up to some funny business"
- Example: "some definitely queer goings-on"
- Example: "a shady deal"
- Example: "her motives were suspect"
- Example: "suspicious behavior"
[syn: fishy, funny, shady, suspect, suspicious]

4. experiencing odd bodily sensations;
- Example: "told the doctor about the funny sensations in her chest"



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Funny \Fun"ny\, a. [Compar. Funnier; superl. Funniest.]
   [From Fun.]
   Droll; comical; amusing; laughable; inciting laughter.
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   Funny bone. See crazy bone, under Crazy.
      [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Funny \Fun"ny\, n.; pl. Funnies.
   A clinkerbuit, narrow boat for sculling. [Eng.]
   [1913 Webster]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

funny
    adj 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" [syn: amusing, comic, comical, funny,
           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" [syn:
       curious, funny, 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" [syn: fishy, funny, shady,
       suspect, suspicious]
    4: experiencing odd bodily sensations; "told the doctor about
       the funny sensations in her chest"
    n 1: an account of an amusing incident (usually with a punch
         line); "she told a funny story"; "she made a funny" [syn:
         funny story, good story, funny remark, funny]