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Funniness vs Punniness - What's the difference?

funniness | punniness |

As nouns the difference between funniness and punniness

is that funniness is (uncountable) the quality of being funny while punniness is the state or condition of being punny.

funniness

English

Noun

  • (uncountable) The quality of being funny.
  • (countable) Something funny; a quirky or amusing statement, mannerism, etc.
  • * 1907 , Albert Kinross, The Land of Every Man
    • He, Cardew, had sat at home, accepting readymade conclusions, the shallow funninesses of imbeciles and clowns...
  • * 1971 , Sheila Kaye-Smith, Joanna Godden Married, and Other Stories
    • Gone were the human funninesses and kindnesses of the London gutter child...

    punniness

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • The state or condition of being punny.