different between funny vs fenny

English

Pronunciation

• (US) enPR: f?n??, IPA^(key): /?f?ni/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?f?ni/, /?f?n?/
• (Northern England) IPA^(key): /?f?n?/
• Rhymes: -?ni

Etymology 1

From fun +? -y.

Adjective

funny (comparative funnier, superlative funniest)

1. Amusing; humorous; comical. [from the mid-18th c.]

   When I went to the circus, I only found the clowns funny.

2. Strange or unusual, often implying unpleasant. [from the early 19th c.]

   The milk smelt funny so I poured it away.

   I've got a funny feeling that this isn't going to work.

3. (Britain, informal) Showing unexpected resentment.

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:funny
• See also Thesaurus:strange

Derived terms

Related terms

• fun

Translations

Noun

funny (plural funnies)

1. (informal) A joke.
2. (informal) A comic strip.

Translations

Adverb

funny (not comparable)

1. (nonstandard) In an unusual manner; strangely.

Etymology 2

Perhaps a jocular use of funny. See above.

Noun

funny (plural funnies)

1. (Britain) A narrow clinker-built boat for sculling.

Translations

English

Etymology

From Middle English fenny, from Old English fenni?; equivalent to fen +? -y.

Pronunciation

• (UK, General American) IPA^(key): /?f?ni/
• Rhymes: -?ni

Adjective

fenny (comparative more fenny, superlative most fenny)

1. Characteristic of a fen; marshy, swampy.
2. (now only of plants) Living or growing in a fen.

Synonyms

• (characteristic of a fen): fennish, quaggy, uliginous; see also Thesaurus:marshy

Translations

Anagrams

• fynne

Middle English

Alternative forms

• fenni

Etymology

From Old English fenni?; equivalent to fen +? -y.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?f?ni?/

Adjective

fenny (plural and weak singular fennye)

1. fenny, marshy; like a fen
2. (rare) rotten, tainted, sinful

Descendants

• English: fenny

References

• “fenn?, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.