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funniest

UK/ˈfʌni.ɪst/

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Northern England/ˈfʊnɪ.ɪst/

funniest is the superlative form of funny.

Meaning of funny

Adjective

funny (comparative funnier, superlative funniest)

  1. Amusing; humorous; comical.
    • I know you'll enjoy chatting with her — she's really funny and smart.
  2. (figuratively) Strange or unusual, often in an unpleasant way.
    • The milk smelt funny so I poured it away.
    Synonyms:
    aberrant, abnormal, alien, anomalous, as queer as Dick's hatband, bizarre, booky, curious, deviant, discrepant
  3. (Ireland, UK, informal) Showing unexpected resentment.
    • Near-synonyms: touchy, tetchy
    Synonyms:
    touchy, tetchy
  4. (Jamaica, derogatory, offensive) Homosexual: gay.
    • Funny man ah get drop like a bad habit.2005, Damian Marley, “Welcome to Jamrock”, in Welcome to Jamrock (album title)
    Synonyms:
    queer

See all 10 meanings of funny

Questions about funniest

What is funniest the superlative form of?
Funniest is the superlative form of funny.
How do you pronounce funniest?
Funniest is pronounced /ˈfʌni.ɪst/ (UK).

Words near funniest in the dictionary

  1. funnest
  2. funni
  3. funnier
  4. funnier-looking
  5. funnies
  6. funniest
  7. funniest-looking
  8. funnification
  9. funnily
  10. funniment
  11. funniments

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Adapted from Wiktionary: funniest (page history and authors); funny (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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