Kilo Lingo

funny

/ˈfʌn.i/

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Translation

Making you laugh or smile; full of jokes and fun.

Word origin

From fun plus the ending -y, meaning full of fun.

Origin
Modern English
Root
fun

Examples

film .

"Funny" means the film made people laugh.

joke.

Here "funny" describes a joke that makes you laugh.

.

Here "funny" means her way of walking looks odd and makes you smile.

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This word is part of lesson 15.