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
