funny
US /ˈfʌni/
adjective Core · B1 Giải trí & truyền thông
Definition
arousing or provoking laughter
Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.
Examples
Everyone laughed at the funny story he told during lunch.
Word Family
NounNoun
funny gốc
funniness
VerbVerb
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AdjectiveAdj
funny gốc
AdverbAdv
funnily
Synonyms
- humorousfull of or characterized by humor
- amusingoccupy in an agreeable, entertaining or pleasant fashion
- comicalarousing or provoking laughter
Collocations
- Easy funny storydescribing funny story (an account of an amusing incident (usually with a punch line))
- Medium funny coincidence in meetingdescribing funny coincidence in meeting (an account of an amusing incident (usually with a punch line))
- Hard something funny in accounting booksa collocation phrase: something funny in accounting books
- Very Hard funny money laundered through shell vehiclesdescribing funny money laundered through shell vehicles (an account of an amusing incident (usually with a punch line))
Learner's English edition · Curated definitions for TOEIC learners.