Funny vs Entertaining - What's the difference?
funny | entertaining |
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.
Very amusing; that entertains.
* {{quote-news
, year=2011
, date=October 1
, author=Phil Dawkes
, title=Sunderland 2 - 2 West Brom
, work=BBC Sport
(archaic) entertainment
* 1889 , George Herbert Curteis, Bishop Selwyn of New Zealand, and of Lichfield
As adjectives the difference between funny and entertaining
is that funny is amusing; humorous; comical while entertaining is very amusing; that entertains.As nouns the difference between funny and entertaining
is that funny is a joke while entertaining is entertainment.As a verb entertaining is
present participle of lang=en.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
* See also * See alsoDerived terms
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)entertaining
English
Adjective
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Verb
(head)Noun
(en noun)- As soon as the festival was over, and the usual routine of summer entertainings and meetings had been got through, the Bishop and Mrs. Selwyn, accompanied by their large family party and some friends, started for a quiet holiday
