| 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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