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Haunted vs Funny - What's the difference?

haunted | funny |

As adjectives the difference between haunted and funny

is that haunted is of a location, frequented by a ghost or ghosts while funny is amusing; humorous; comical.

As a verb haunted

is past tense of haunt.

As a noun funny is

a joke.

haunted

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Of a location, frequented by a ghost or ghosts.
  • The hotel was haunted by a disembodied spirit.
  • Obsessed (by an idea, threat, etc.).
  • Showing a feeling of being disturbed.
  • a haunted expression

    Verb

    (head)
  • (haunt)
  • According to local legend, a ghost has haunted the mansion for two hundred years.

    Anagrams

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    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
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    Derived terms

    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.