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What is the difference between hilarious and funny?

hilarious | funny |

As adjectives the difference between hilarious and funny

is that hilarious is very funny; causing great merriment and laughter while funny is amusing; humorous; comical.

As a noun funny is

a joke.

hilarious

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Very funny; causing great merriment and laughter.

    • Synonyms

    * See also

    Derived terms

    * hilarity * hilariously * hilariousness

    Related terms

    * exhilarate * exhilaration * Hilary

    funny

    English

    Etymology 1

    From .

    Adjective

    (er)
  • Amusing; humorous; comical.
    • When I went to the circus, I only found the clowns funny .
  • Strange or unusual, often implying unpleasant.
    • 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 also
    Derived terms
    Related terms
    * fun

    Noun

    (funnies)
  • (humorous) A joke.
  • * 2014 , Brian Conaghan, When Mr. Dog Bites (page 54)
    • Everyone would be sitting on big fluffy white clouds singing songs, telling funnies and just enjoying the day.
  • (humorous) A comic strip.
  • * 2009 , R. P. Moffa, The Vaulted Sky (page 343)
    • 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)
  • (British) A narrow boat for sculling.