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unfunny en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English fun Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English funny English unfunny From un- + funny.

Meanings

  1. Not funny
    • 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:
    • Edward told an unfunny knock-knock joke that made his brother groan.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
most unfunny Degree=Sup lexicographic
more unfunny Degree=Cmp lexicographic
unfunnier Degree=Cmp lexicographic
unfunniest Degree=Sup lexicographic

Deriveds

unfunnily · unfunniness

Synonyms

unhumorous · unjocular · unmirthful · unlaughable · mirthless · unhilarious · nonfunny · unamusing · laughless · humorless · jokeless · nonhumorous · irrisible · funny as a dose of the clap · unhysterical · unjocose

Translations (15)

es soso (Translations) · es sin gracejo (Translations) · es chirle (Translations) · pl nieśmieszny (Translations) · nl niet grappig (Translations) · es sin graciosidad (Translations) · fi ei hauska (Translations) · es insulso (Translations) · es no chistoso (Translations) · sv inte rolig (Translations) · fr pas drôle (Translations) · es chiste flojo (Translations) · es chiste mongo (Translations) · es chiste alemán (Translations) · de unlustig (Translations)