funny vs risible what difference
what is difference between funny and risible
English
Pronunciation
- (US) enPR: fŭnʹē, IPA(key): /ˈfʌni/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈfʌni/, /ˈfʌnɪ/
- (Northern England) IPA(key): /ˈfʊnɪ/
- Rhymes: -ʌni
- Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)
Etymology 1
From fun + -y.
Adjective
funny (comparative funnier, superlative funniest)
- Amusing; humorous; comical. [from the mid-18th c.]
- When I went to the circus, I only found the clowns funny.
- Strange or unusual, often implying unpleasant. [from the early 19th c.]
- The milk smelt funny so I poured it away.
- I’ve got a funny feeling that this isn’t going to work.
- (Britain, informal) Showing unexpected resentment.
- (Jamaican, offensive, derogatory) homosexual; gay
- 2005, Damian Marley, “Welcome to Jamrock”, Welcome to Jamrock (album title) [1].
- Funny man ah get drop like a bad habit.
- 2005, Damian Marley, “Welcome to Jamrock”, Welcome to Jamrock (album title) [1].
Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:funny
- See also Thesaurus:strange
Derived terms
Related terms
- fun
Translations
Noun
funny (plural funnies)
- (informal) A joke.
- (informal) A comic strip.
Translations
Adverb
funny (not comparable)
- (nonstandard) In an unusual manner; strangely.
- (Jamaican, offensive, derogatory) In a manner seen as being typical of a homosexual, or indicating homosexuality
- 2002, Sean Paul, “Like Glue”, Dutty Rock (album title) [2].
- Dem nuh waan nuh honey, dem only waan di money. Dat’s how me know seh dem bwoy deh all a move funny.
- 2018, Jah Lando, Money Hard, [3].
- Nuff boy move funny just fi get money.
- 2002, Sean Paul, “Like Glue”, Dutty Rock (album title) [2].
Etymology 2
Perhaps a jocular use of funny. See above.
Noun
funny (plural funnies)
- (Britain) A narrow clinker-built boat for sculling.
Translations
English
Etymology
From French risible. from Late Latin rīsibilis, rīsus (“laughter”) + -ibilis, from the perfect passive participle of rīdeō (“laugh”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɹɪzɪbəl/, /ˈɹaɪzɪbəl/
Adjective
risible (comparative more risible, superlative most risible)
- Of or pertaining to laughter
- 1912, Arthur Quiller-Couch, Hocken and Hunken, ch. 20:
- A joke merely affected her with silent convulsive twitchings, as though the risible faculties struggled somewhere within her but could not bring the laugh to birth.
- 1912, Arthur Quiller-Couch, Hocken and Hunken, ch. 20:
- Provoking laughter; ludicrous; ridiculous; humorously insignificant
- (of a person) Easily laughing; prone to laughter
- 1897, Thomas Hardy, The Well-Beloved. ch. 8:
- She was half risible, half concerned.
- 1897, Thomas Hardy, The Well-Beloved. ch. 8:
Synonyms
- (provoking laughter): funny, laughable, ludicrous
Translations
Anagrams
- birlies
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin rīsibilis, from rīdeō (“to laugh”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʁi.zibl/
Adjective
risible (plural risibles)
- risible, laughable
Derived terms
- risiblement
Related terms
- rire
Further reading
- “risible” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Spanish
Etymology
From Late Latin rīsibilis, from rīdeō (“to laugh”).
Adjective
risible (plural risibles)
- risible, laughable
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