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)

1. Amusing; humorous; comical. [from the mid-18th c.]

   When I went to the circus, I only found the clowns funny.

2. 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.

3. (Britain, informal) Showing unexpected resentment.
4. (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.

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:funny
• See also Thesaurus:strange

Derived terms

Related terms

• fun

Translations

Noun

funny (plural funnies)

1. (informal) A joke.
2. (informal) A comic strip.

Translations

Adverb

funny (not comparable)

1. (nonstandard) In an unusual manner; strangely.
2. (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.

Etymology 2

Perhaps a jocular use of funny. See above.

Noun

funny (plural funnies)

1. (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)

1. 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.

2. Provoking laughter; ludicrous; ridiculous; humorously insignificant
3. (of a person) Easily laughing; prone to laughter
   • 1897, Thomas Hardy, The Well-Beloved. ch. 8:

     She was half risible, half concerned.

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)

1. 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)

1. risible, laughable

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