fun·ny /ˈfʌni/
1. an account of an amusing incident (usually with a punch line); "she told a funny story"; "she made a funny"
synset: funny_story, good_story, funny_remark, funny
1. arousing or provoking laughter; "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"
synset: amusing, comic, comical, funny, laughable, mirthful, risible
2. beyond or deviating from the usual or expected; "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"
synset: curious, funny, odd, peculiar, queer, rum, rummy, singular
3. not as expected; "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"
synset: fishy, funny, shady, suspect, suspicious
4. experiencing odd bodily sensations; "told the doctor about the funny sensations in her chest"
synset: funny
Princeton University "About WordNet." WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.
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