American English
/ˈfə.ni/
2 syllables · Stress the first syllable.
Amusing and making people laugh.
Practice out loudAmusing and making people laugh.
That was a funny story.
I find his jokes funny.
Funny describes something that makes you laugh. Use fun for something enjoyable.
funny story · funny joke · funny movie · funny character
a funny + noun
find + something + funny
Different from what is normal or expected, often in a way that makes you wonder if something is wrong.
I have a funny feeling about this.
There was a funny noise outside.
In this sense, funny means strange, not amusing.
funny feeling · funny noise · funny smell · funny look
feel + funny
there is something funny about + noun
Dishonest or suspicious activity.
I don't want any funny business.
Surprisingly; in an unexpected way.
Funny enough, we had the same idea.
The sensitive nerve near the elbow.
I hit my funny bone.
The y changes to i before -er and -est: funnier, funniest.