funniness
funniness noun: the quality of being funny.
Noun
funniness (countable and uncountable, plural funninesses)
- The quality of being funny.
- Something funny; a quirky or amusing statement, mannerism, etc.
- He, Cardew, had sat at home, accepting readymade conclusions, the shallow funninesses of imbeciles and clowns...1907, Albert Kinross, The Land of Every Man
- Gone were the human funninesses and kindnesses of the London gutter child...1971, Sheila Kaye-Smith, Joanna Godden Married, and Other Stories
Forms of funniness
| plural | funninesses |
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Origin of funniness
From funny + -ness.
Questions about funniness
- What does funniness mean?
- Funniness means the quality of being funny.
- What part of speech is funniness?
- Funniness is a noun.
- What is the plural of funniness?
- The plural of funniness is funninesses.
Words near funniness in the dictionary
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