funny

Noun
  1. An account of an amusing incident (usually with a punch line) (synset 106792149)
    "she told a funny story"; "she made a funny"
    is a type of: gag, jape, jest, joke, laugh - a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter
    same as: funny remark, funny story, good story
Adjective
  1. Arousing or provoking laughter (synset 301268418)
    "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"
    similar to: humorous, humourous - full of or characterized by humor
    same as: amusing, comic, comical, laughable, mirthful, risible
  2. Beyond or deviating from the usual or expected (synset 300971199)
    "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"
    similar to: strange, unusual - being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
    same as: curious, odd, peculiar, queer, rum, rummy, singular
  3. Not as expected (synset 301923975)
    "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"
    domain usage: colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech
    similar to: questionable - subject to question
    same as: fishy, shady, suspect, suspicious
  4. Experiencing odd bodily sensations (synset 302555793)
    "told the doctor about the funny sensations in her chest"
    similar to: ill, sick - affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function

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