Funny vs Singular - What's the Difference?

Funny

Singular

Definitions

Definition as Noun
  • an account of an amusing incident (usually with a punch line)
Definition as Noun
  • the form of a word that is used to denote a singleton
Definition as Adjective
  • experiencing odd bodily sensations
  • arousing or provoking laughter
  • beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
  • not as expected
Definition as Adjective
  • being a single and separate person or thing
  • composed of one member, set, or kind
  • grammatical number category referring to a single item or unit
  • beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
  • unusual or striking
  • the single one of its kind

Examples

  • "told the doctor about the funny sensations in her chest"
  • "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"
  • "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"
  • "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"
  • "she told a funny story"; "she made a funny"
  • "can the singular person be understood apart from his culture?"; "every fact in the world might be singular...unlike any other fact and sole of its kind"-William James
  • "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"
  • "a remarkable sight"; "such poise is singular in one so young"
  • "a singular example"; "the unique existing example of Donne's handwriting"; "a unique copy of an ancient manuscript"; "certain types of problems have unique solutions"

Parts of Speech

Adjective, Noun
Adjective, Noun