Funny vs Bizarre - What's the difference?
funny | bizarre | Synonyms |
Amusing; humorous; comical.
Strange or unusual, often implying unpleasant.
(humorous) A joke.
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(humorous) A comic strip.
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(British) A narrow boat for sculling.
strangely unconventional in style or appearance.
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Funny is a synonym of bizarre.
As adjectives the difference between funny and bizarre
is that funny is amusing; humorous; comical while bizarre is strangely unconventional in style or appearance.As a noun funny
is (humorous) a joke or funny can be (british) a narrow boat for sculling.funny
English
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.
Etymology 2
Perhaps a jocular use of (term). See above.Noun
(funnies)bizarre
English
Adjective
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Usage notes
The more'' and ''most forms are the most common comparative and superlative forms. While (bizarrest) is encountered not infrequently and is acceptable in most situations, (bizarrer) is rare and non-standard.Synonyms
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