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- [fuhn-ee]
- /ˈfʌn i/
- /ˈfʌn.i/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [fuhn-ee]
- /ˈfʌn i/
Definitions of funnies word
- adjective funnies providing fun; causing amusement or laughter; amusing; comical: a funny remark; a funny person. 1
- adjective funnies attempting to amuse; facetious: Did you really mean that or were you just being funny? 1
- adjective funnies warranting suspicion; deceitful; underhanded: We thought there was something funny about those extra charges. 1
- adjective funnies Informal. insolent; impertinent: Don't get funny with me, young man! 1
- adjective funnies curious; strange; peculiar; odd: Her speech has a funny twang. 1
- noun plural funnies Informal. a funny remark or story; a joke: to make a funny. 1
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Origin of funnies
First appearance:
before 1750 One of the 47% newest English words
First recorded in 1750-60; fun + -y1
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Parts of speech for Funnies
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
funnies popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
funnies usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for funnies
noun funnies
- fun — something that provides mirth or amusement: A picnic would be fun.
- humor — hacker humour
- satire — the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice, folly, etc.
- farce — a light, humorous play in which the plot depends upon a skillfully exploited situation rather than upon the development of character.
- picnic — PEBCAK
Antonyms for funnies
noun funnies
- sadness — affected by unhappiness or grief; sorrowful or mournful: to feel sad because a close friend has moved away.
- tragedy — a lamentable, dreadful, or fatal event or affair; calamity; disaster: stunned by the tragedy of so many deaths.
- seriousness — of, showing, or characterized by deep thought.
- work — Henry Clay, 1832–84, U.S. songwriter.
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