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funny
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)
- Amusing; humorous; comical. [from the mid-18th c.]
- When I went to the circus, I only found the clowns funny.
- 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.
- (Britain, informal) Showing unexpected resentment.
Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:funny
- See also Thesaurus:strange
Derived terms
Related terms
- fun
Translations
Noun
funny (plural funnies)
- (informal) A joke.
- (informal) A comic strip.
Translations
Adverb
funny (not comparable)
- (nonstandard) In an unusual manner; strangely.
Etymology 2
Perhaps a jocular use of funny. See above.
Noun
funny (plural funnies)
- (Britain) A narrow clinker-built boat for sculling.
Translations
funny From the web:
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- what funny holiday is today
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- what funny questions to ask siri
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- what funny national day is it today
jocund
English
Etymology
From Old French jocond, from Latin i?cundus (“pleasant, agreeable”).
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: jo?cund
- (UK) IPA(key): /?d??k?nd/, /?d???k?nd/
- (US) enPR: jäk??nd, j??k?nd, IPA(key): /?d??k?nd/, /?d?o?k?nd/
Adjective
jocund (comparative more jocund, superlative most jocund)
- Jovial; exuberant; lighthearted; merry and in high spirits; exhibiting happiness.
- 1612, Thomas Shelton (translator), Don Quixote (originally by Miguel de Cervantes)
- There was once a widow, fair, young, free, rich, and withal very pleasant and jocund, that fell in love with a certain round and well-set servant of a college.
- 1807, William Wordsworth, I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud
- a poet could not but be gay, in such a jocund company
- 1612, Thomas Shelton (translator), Don Quixote (originally by Miguel de Cervantes)
Derived terms
- jocundity
- jocundly
- jocundness
Translations
jocund From the web:
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- what does jocund mean in poetry
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- what does jocund day mean
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