unfunny
unfunny adjective: not funny.
Adjective
unfunny (comparative unfunnier or more unfunny, superlative unfunniest or most unfunny)
- Not funny
- Edward told an unfunny knock-knock joke that made his brother groan.
- The decline of mobility, reason fading in and out like short-wave radio, the trickle of minor ailments that fed a deeper river—the subject was vast and not all of it was unfunny.2022, Ian McEwan, Lessons, page 388
- Synonyms:
- nonfunny, unamusing, funny as a dose of the clap, jokeless, humorless, irrisible, laughless, mirthless, nonhumorous, unhilarious
Synonyms of unfunny
- nonfunny
- unamusing
- funny as a dose of the clap
- jokeless
- humorless
- laughless
- mirthless
- nonhumorous
- unhilarious
- unhumorous
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Forms of unfunny
| comparative | unfunnier |
|---|---|
| comparative | more unfunny |
| superlative | unfunniest |
| superlative | most unfunny |
Origin of unfunny
From un- + funny.
Words formed from unfunny
Words that rhyme with unfunny
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Questions about unfunny
- What does unfunny mean?
- Unfunny means not funny.
- What part of speech is unfunny?
- Unfunny is an adjective.
Words near unfunny in the dictionary
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