fun - funny

fun - funny
◊ 'fun'
If something is fun, it is pleasant, enjoyable, and not serious.

It's fun working for him.

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If you have fun, you enjoy yourself.

We had great fun sleeping rough on the beaches.

She wanted a bit more fun out of life.

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Fun is an uncount noun. You do not say that someone `has funs' or `has a great fun'.
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◊ 'funny'
You say that something is funny when it is strange, surprising, or puzzling.

The funny thing is, we went to Arthur's house just yesterday.

`I always thought of him as very ordinary.' —-`That's funny. So did I.'

Have you noticed anything funny about this plane?

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Several other words can be used to mean `strange' or `surprising'. For more information, see entry at ↑ unusual.
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You also say that something is funny when it is amusing and makes you smile or laugh.

He told funny stories.

It did look funny upside down.

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Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • funny — fun|ny W3S1 [ˈfʌni] adj comparative funnier superlative funniest ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(amusing)¦ 2¦(strange)¦ 3¦(dishonest)¦ 4 a funny look 5¦(ill)¦ 6¦(crazy)¦ 7 go funny 8 very funny! …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • funny — fun|ny [ fʌni ] adjective *** 1. ) someone or something that is funny makes you laugh: a funny story/joke one of America s funniest comedians I don t think that s at all funny. Wouldn t it be funny if we played a trick on him? a ) it s/that… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • Funny How Time Flies (When You're Having Fun) — Single par Janet Jackson extrait de l’album Control Face B When I Think of You Sortie Novembre 1987 (UK) Enregistrement 1985 …   Wikipédia en Français

  • funny — fun•ny [[t]ˈfʌn i[/t]] adj. ni•er, ni•est, 1) providing fun; amusing; comical: a funny joke[/ex] 2) attempting to amuse; facetious 3) warranting suspicion; underhanded; deceitful: There was something funny about those extra charges[/ex] 4) inf… …   From formal English to slang

  • fun — (n.) diversion, amusement, 1727, earlier a cheat, trick (c.1700), from verb fun (1680s) to cheat, hoax, of uncertain origin, probably a variant of M.E. fonnen befool (c.1400; see FOND (Cf. fond)). Stigmatized by Johnson as a low cant word. Older… …   Etymology dictionary

  • funny — humorous, 1756, from FUN (Cf. fun) + Y (Cf. y) (2). Meaning strange, odd is 1806, said to be originally U.S. Southern. The two senses of the word led to the retort question funny ha ha or funny peculiar, which is attested from 1916. Related:… …   Etymology dictionary

  • funny — [fun′ē] adj. funnier, funniest [see FUN & Y2] 1. causing laughter; laughable; amusing; humorous 2. Informal a) out of the ordinary; strange; queer ☆ b) deceptive or tricky …   English World dictionary

  • Funny — Fun ny, a. [Compar. {Funnier}; superl. {Funniest}.] [From {Fun}.] Droll; comical; amusing; laughable; inciting laughter. [1913 Webster] {Funny bone}. See {crazy bone}, under {Crazy}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Funny bone — Funny Fun ny, a. [Compar. {Funnier}; superl. {Funniest}.] [From {Fun}.] Droll; comical; amusing; laughable; inciting laughter. [1913 Webster] {Funny bone}. See {crazy bone}, under {Crazy}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • fun|nies — «FUHN eez», noun (plural). See under funny. (Cf. ↑funny) …   Useful english dictionary

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