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Meaning of funny | Babel Free

Noun CEFR A2 Common
ˈfʌni

Definitions

  1. Amusing; humorous; comical. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}
  2. A joke.
    informal
  3. A narrow, clinker-built double-ender for sculling.
    Ireland, UK, dated
  4. Informal. Words or actions intended to excite laughter or amusement:gag, jape, jest, joke, quip, witticism.
  5. Strange or unusual, often in an unpleasant way
  6. A comic strip.
    informal
  7. enjoyment; a good time. They had a lot of fun at the party; Isn't this fun! pret مُتْعَه، مُزاح، مَرَح забавление divertimento zábava der Spaß sjov διασκέδαση, κέφιdiversión lõbu(stus), ajaviide خوشی hauskuus plaisirכיף, הנאה मजाक zabava, užitak tréfa, móka kesenangan skemmtun, gaman divertimento 楽しみ 재미 smagumas, linksmybė izprieca; jautrība bergembira pleziermoro, gøy, fornøyelsezabawa ساتيرى، خوښی divertimento plă­cere, distracţie веселье zábava hec, zabava zabava skoj ความสนุกสนาน eğlence ...
  8. Showing unexpected resentment
  9. Humor in general.
    Internet, ironic
  10. vreemd بصورة مُضْحِكَه смешно estranhamente legračně, zábavně komisch morsomt; skægt; underligt αστεία divertidamente, con gracia; curiosamente, extrañamente imelikult بطور مضحک یا عجیب و غریب hassusti bizarrement בצורה מצחיקה अजीब cudno, smiješno mulatságosan secara aneh skemmtilega in modo buffo; in modo divertente おかしく 재미있게 juokingai, keistai jocīgi; dīvaini dengan kelakar grappig; vreemd genoeg morsomt, underlig zabawnie د مضحک په توګه estranhamente (în mod) ciudat смешно; странно zábavne...
  11. Homosexual; gay
  12. activities that are good fun. But I have to warn you, this job is not all fun and games! pret فعاليات تسْلِيَه детска игра diversão legrace Spaß und Spiel skæg og ballade διασκέδαση fiesta, diversión, alegría lust ja lillepidu کار تفریحی و سبک hauskanpito ce tavail n'est pas un jeu! מִשׂחָקִים וְשַׁעֲשוּעִים हंसी माजक में खेलना zabava móka-kacagás permainan spasso うかれ騒ぎ 기분전환 žaidimas, juokai izprieca permainan pret, lolmoro, en dans på roser dobra zabawa مسخری کار забава vzrušujúca zábava zab...
  13. A joke
  14. as a joke; for amusement. The children threw stones for fun. vir die pret على سبيل المُزاح за забавление por diversão pro zábavu, z legrace aus Spaß for sjov για αστείο, για πλάκα en broma; para divertirse, para hacer la gracia ajaviiteks از روی شوخی huvin vuoksi pour s'amuser בִּצחוֹק मजे के लिए za šalu a hecc kedvéért untuk iseng til gamans, að gamni per divertimento, per gioco たわむれに 장난 삼아 juokais, pramogai joka/prieka pēc untuk suka-suka voor de grapsom en spøk, for moro skyld dla żartu/za...
  15. as a joke; not seriously. I said it in fun. vir die grap على سَبيل المُزاح на майтап de brincadeira v legraci, žertem zum Spaß for sjov; i skæg στα αστεία en broma naljaks به شوخی leikillään pour rire בִּצחוֹק मजाक में u šali viccből untuk lelucon til gamans, í gamni per scherzo ふざけて 농담으로 juokaujant, juokais jokojot; joka pēc gurauan voor de aardigheid for å være morsomt, for å erte noen w żartach له شوخی por brincadeira în glumă в шутку zo žartu v šali u šali på skämt เป็นเรื่องตลก şakadan, ...
  16. to laugh at (someone, usually unkindly). They made fun of her. spot يَهْزَأ بِ، يَسْخَر من присмивам се fazer troça de dobírat si, dělat si legraci z sich lustig machen über gøre grin med κοροϊδεύωreírse de, mofarse de, burlarse de (kellegi kulul) nalja tegema مسخره کردن panna jotakuta halvalla se moquer de לִצחוֹק עַל- मजाक बनाना zbijati s nekim šalu kigúnyol vkit memperolokkan gera grín að prendersi gioco di, prendere in giro ~をからかう 웃기다 šaipytis iš, pajuokti izjokot kādu mentertawakan op de...
    usually
  17. Causing laughter or amusement: a funny cartoon.
  18. Difficult to account for; unusual or odd: I had a funny feeling that she would call.
  19. Counterfeit or fraudulent: tried to pass off funny money as legitimate.

Equivalents

Afrikaans snaaks
العربية مضحك هزلي
Azərbaycanca əcaib gülməli qəribə
Беларуская фацэ́тны
Bosanski štranga виц
Català còmic divertit
Čeština legrační zábavný
Cymraeg digrif doniol
Dansk besynderlig morsom sjov underlig
Eesti naljakas
עברית מצחיק
Hrvatski štranga виц
Magyar vicces
Bahasa Indonesia aneh lucu
Íslenska brandari fyndinn
ქართული სასაცილო
ខ្មែរ កំប្លែង
Kurdî aneh bizar komik komîk pêlik
Lëtzebuergesch aartlech droleg gelungen komesch lëschteg spaasseg
Latviešu jocīgs smieklīgs
मराठी विनोदी
Bahasa Melayu kelakar pelik
Română amuzant caraghios
Српски štranga виц
ไทย ตลก
Türkçe acayip gülünç komik tuhaf
ئۇيغۇرچە كۈلكىلىك
Tiếng Việt buồn cười khôi hài là là ngồ ngộ

Examples

“After church I am met by a dear parishioner who says, "Got a funny for you. Father." Now I'll have "funnies," so I can reply. "Got one for you too, Mary!"”
“Everyone would be sitting on big fluffy white clouds singing songs, telling funnies and just enjoying the day.”
“Chic Young, who created his funny funny, “Blondie,” in 1930, and kept it the most popular comic strip in the world right through the unfunny generation, was quick to see the difference between the innocent funnies and the new generation of comics that started after the Second World War:”
“The artist gave priority to “Mark Trail,” usually spending at least eight hours a day on it, then working at night on “The Ryatts,” a funny that featured the foibles of a family much like his own, which included four children.”
“His father was more likely to listen to the radio, although he would read the Sunday funnies, and his grandmother would only read the Italian language paper she picked up at the corner candy store.”
“Where's the funny? Your meme sucks.”
“Finally, the funny.”
“I myself recollect the funnies at Eton, which were certain little boats, capable of containing one person only, who, like an Indian in his canoe, was constantly obliged to balance himself, with such critical nicety, that the least mistake was certain of producing a ducking.”
“As I do not belong to the boat-club, I always row by myself in a funny […] or at least go in a two-oared boat, with some friend with whom I should otherwise be walking.”
“We were going to have a go in one of the double scull ‘funnies’ that could be had from the Rowing Club in the harbour, but he is off up the line tomorrow to rejoin his old Battery.”
“There was a great market for leisure boats, too: no wherries any longer, but whole fleets of punts, rowing gigs, funnies, skiffs, whiffs and randans […]”

CEFR level

A2
Elementary
This word is part of the CEFR A2 vocabulary — elementary level.
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