Finniest vs Funniest - What's the difference?
finniest | funniest |
(finny)
(of a fish) Having one or more fins
Resembling a fin
Abounding in fishes.
*1730–1774 , Oliver Goldsmith, Introductory to Switzerland
*:Cheerful at morn, he wakes from short repose,
*:Breathes the keen air, and carols as he goes;
*:With patient angle trolls the finny deep,
*:Or drives his venturous ploughshare to the steep;
(funny)
Amusing; humorous; comical.
Strange or unusual, often implying unpleasant.
(humorous) A joke.
* 2014 , Brian Conaghan, When Mr. Dog Bites (page 54)
(humorous) A comic strip.
* 2009 , R. P. Moffa, The Vaulted Sky (page 343)
(British) A narrow boat for sculling.
As adjectives the difference between finniest and funniest
is that finniest is superlative of finny while funniest is superlative of funny.finniest
English
Adjective
(head)finny
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Adjective
(er)funniest
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Adjective
(head)funny
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Etymology 1
From .Adjective
(er)- When I went to the circus, I only found the clowns funny .
- The milk smelt funny so I poured it away.
- I've got a funny feeling that this isn't going to work.
Synonyms
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Noun
(funnies)- Everyone would be sitting on big fluffy white clouds singing songs, telling funnies and just enjoying the day.
- 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.