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- [fuhn-ee]
- /ˈfʌn i/
- /ˈfʌ.nɪ.nəs/
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- [fuhn-ee]
- /ˈfʌn i/
Definitions of funniness word
- adjective funniness providing fun; causing amusement or laughter; amusing; comical: a funny remark; a funny person. 1
- adjective funniness attempting to amuse; facetious: Did you really mean that or were you just being funny? 1
- adjective funniness warranting suspicion; deceitful; underhanded: We thought there was something funny about those extra charges. 1
- adjective funniness Informal. insolent; impertinent: Don't get funny with me, young man! 1
- adjective funniness curious; strange; peculiar; odd: Her speech has a funny twang. 1
- noun plural funniness Informal. a funny remark or story; a joke: to make a funny. 1
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Origin of funniness
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 Funniness
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adjective
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funniness 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.
According to our data about 69% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
funniness usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for funniness
noun funniness
- jocularity — the state or quality of being jocular.
- waggish — like a wag; roguish in merriment and good humor; jocular: Fielding and Sterne are waggish writers.
- drollery — something whimsically amusing or funny.
- jocosity — the state or quality of being jocose.
- comicality — the quality of being comical
Antonyms for funniness
noun funniness
- solemnity — the state or character of being solemn; earnestness; gravity; impressiveness: the solemnity of a state funeral.
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