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Humorous vs. Funny

Humorous and Funny Definitions

Humorous

Full of or characterized by humor; funny
A humorous story.

Funny

Causing laughter or amusement
A funny cartoon.

Humorous

Employing or showing humor; witty
A humorous writer.

Funny

Making or given to making amusing jokes or witticisms
A colleague who is very funny.

Humorous

(Archaic) Given to moods or whims; capricious.

Funny

Appropriate as the subject of a joke; deserving of a joke. Used in negative sentences to express disapproval or to emphasize the seriousness of something
There is nothing funny about getting the flu.
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Humorous

(Obsolete) Damp; moist.

Funny

Difficult to account for; unusual or odd
I had a funny feeling that she would call.

Humorous

Full of humor or arousing laughter; funny.
The waiters were so humorous - one even did a backflip for us, when we asked him.

Funny

Suspiciously odd
It's funny how I seem to lose something every time he comes around.

Humorous

Showing humor; witty, jocular.

Funny

Counterfeit or fraudulent
Tried to pass off funny money as legitimate.
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Humorous

(obsolete) Damp or watery.

Funny

(Informal) Somewhat ill, painful, or abnormal
I felt funny after eating those clams. "a mole on his arm that has started to go funny" (Ann Cummins).

Humorous

(obsolete) Dependent on or caused by one's humour or mood; capricious, whimsical.

Funny

Offensively forward or disrespectful
She told him off after he started to get funny.

Humorous

Moist; humid; watery.
All founts wells, all deeps humorous.

Funny

Contrary to one's demands or expectations
Don't let the prisoners do anything funny.
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Humorous

Subject to be governed by humor or caprice; irregular; capricious; whimsical.
Rough as a storm and humorous as the wind.

Funny

A joke; a witticism
"He laughed because he did not know I was not making a funny" (Jonathan Safran Foer).

Humorous

Full of humor; jocular; exciting laughter; playful; as, a humorous story or author; a humorous aspect.

Funny

Comic strips.

Humorous

Full of or characterized by humor;
Humorous stories
Humorous cartoons
In a humorous vein

Funny

The section of a newspaper containing comic strips.

Funny

Amusing; humorous; comical.
When I went to the circus, I only found the clowns funny.

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.

Funny

Showing unexpected resentment.

Funny

Homosexual; gay

Funny

(informal) A joke.

Funny

(informal) A comic strip.

Funny

(rowing) A rowboat with both ends pointed and out of the water.

Funny

(British) A narrow clinker-built boat for sculling.

Funny

(nonstandard) In an unusual manner; strangely.

Funny

In a manner seen as being typical of a homosexual, or indicating homosexuality

Funny

Droll; comical; amusing; laughable; inciting laughter.

Funny

A clinkerbuit, narrow boat for sculling.

Funny

Arousing or provoking laughter;
An amusing film with a steady stream of pranks and pratfalls
An amusing fellow
A comic hat
A comical look of surprise
Funny stories that made everybody laugh
A very funny writer
It would have been laughable if it hadn't hurt so much
A mirthful experience
Risible courtroom antics

Funny

Beyond or deviating from the usual or expected;
A curious hybrid accent
Her speech has a funny twang
They have some funny ideas about war
Had an odd name
The peculiar aromatic odor of cloves
Something definitely queer about this town
What a rum fellow
Singular behavior

Funny

Not as expected;
There was something fishy about the accident
Up to some funny business
Some definitely queer goings-on
A shady deal
Her motives were suspect
Suspicious behavior

Funny

Experiencing odd bodily sensations;
Told the doctor about the funny sensations in her chest

Funny

In a strange manner;
A queerly inscribed sheet of paper
He acted kind of funny

Funny

In a comical manner;
She acted comically

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