ADJECTIVE | all | funny, amusing, comic, comical, laughable, mirthful, risible | arousing or provoking laughter |
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all | funny, curious, odd, peculiar, queer, rum, rummy, singular | beyond or deviating from the usual or expected | |
all | funny, fishy, shady, suspect, suspicious | not as expected | |
all | funny | experiencing odd bodily / bodily sensations | |
NOUN | communication | funny, funny story, good story, funny remark | an account of an amusing incident (usually with a punch line) |
Sounds | fah'niy | |
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Rhymes | abalone ... Zuni: 221 rhymes with niy... |
Meaning | Arousing or provoking laughter. | |
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Synonyms | amusing, comic, comical, laughable, mirthful, risible | |
Broader | humorous, humourous | Full of or characterized by humor |
Spanish | alegre, chistoso, cómico, divertido, gracioso, ridículo, risible | |
Catalan | còmic, divertit | |
Nouns | fun | activities that are enjoyable or amusing |
funniness | a comic incident or series of incidents |
Meaning | Beyond or deviating from the usual or expected. | |
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Synonyms | curious, odd, peculiar, queer, rum, rummy, singular | |
Broader | strange, unusual | definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected |
Spanish | curioso, extraño, inusual, original, peculiar, raro, singular | |
Catalan | curiós, estrany, original, peculiar, rar, singular | |
Adverbs | funnily | in a strange manner |
Meaning | not as expected. | |
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Example | "up to some funny business" | |
Synonyms | fishy, shady, suspect, suspicious | |
Broader | questionable | subject to question |
Usage of | colloquialism | A colloquial expression |
Spanish | dudoso, extraño, raro, sospechoso | |
Catalan | dubtós, estrany, rar, sospitós |
Meaning | Experiencing odd bodily / bodily sensations. | |
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Example | "told the doctor about the funny sensations in her chest" | |
Broader | ill, sick | Affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function |
Meaning | An account of an amusing incident (usually with a punch line). | |
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Synonyms | funny story, good story, funny remark | |
Broader | joke, gag, laugh, jest, jape | A humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter |
Spanish | broma, buena historia, chiste, comentario divertido |
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