Funny vs Sporting - What's the difference?
funny | sporting | Synonyms |
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.
(not comparable) Pertaining to sports
(comparable) Exhibiting sportsmanship.
(comparable) Having a reasonable chance of success.
(comparable) Fair, generous; ‘game’.
As adjectives the difference between funny and sporting
is that funny is amusing; humorous; comical while sporting is pertaining to sports.As nouns the difference between funny and sporting
is that funny is a joke while sporting is the act of taking part in a sport.As a verb sporting 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
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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)sporting
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Verb
(head)Adjective
(more)- He got a job in a sporting goods store.
- Quite sporting of you to call that foul on yourself.
- You think he has a sporting chance? I wouldn't call even him a long shot!
- It was very sporting of her to let us off like that.