Funny vs Funniness - What's the difference?
funny | funniness |
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.
(uncountable) The quality of being funny.
(countable) Something funny; a quirky or amusing statement, mannerism, etc.
* 1907 , Albert Kinross, The Land of Every Man
* 1971 , Sheila Kaye-Smith, Joanna Godden Married, and Other Stories
As nouns the difference between funny and funniness
is that funny is a joke while funniness is the quality of being funny.As an adjective funny
is amusing; humorous; comical.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)funniness
English
Noun
- He, Cardew, had sat at home, accepting readymade conclusions, the shallow funninesses of imbeciles and clowns...
- Gone were the human funninesses and kindnesses of the London gutter child...