Witty vs. Funny

By Jaxson

  • Witty (adjective)

    Wise, having good judgement.

  • Witty (adjective)

    Possessing a strong intellect or intellectual capacity; intelligent, skilful, ingenious.

  • Witty (adjective)

    Clever; amusingly ingenious.

    “His speech was both witty and informative.”

  • Witty (adjective)

    Full of wit.

    “His frequent quips mark him as particularly witty.”

  • Witty (adjective)

    Quick of mind; insightful; in possession of wits.

    “She may have grown older, but she has grown no less witty.”

  • Funny (adjective)

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

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

  • Funny (adjective)

    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.”

  • Funny (adjective)

    Showing unexpected resentment.

  • Funny (noun)

    A joke.

  • Funny (noun)

    A comic strip.

  • Funny (noun)

    A narrow clinker-built boat for sculling.

  • Funny (adverb)

    In an unusual manner; strangely.

Wiktionary
  • Witty (adjective)

    showing or characterized by quick and inventive verbal humour

    “Marlowe was charming and witty”

    “a witty remark”

  • Funny (adjective)

    causing laughter or amusement; humorous

    “the play is hilariously funny”

    “a funny story”

  • Funny (adjective)

    used to emphasize that something is serious or should be taken seriously

    “stealing other people’s work isn’t funny”

  • Funny (adjective)

    difficult to explain or understand; strange or odd

    “I had a funny feeling you’d be around”

    “the funny thing is I can’t remember much about it”

    “I do get some funny looks”

    “it’s a funny old world”

    “that’s funny!—that vase of flowers has been moved”

  • Funny (adjective)

    unusual, especially in such a way as to arouse suspicion

    “there was something funny going on”

  • Funny (adjective)

    slightly but undefinably unwell

    “suddenly my stomach felt funny”

    “Are you okay? You look a bit funny”

  • Funny (noun)

    comic strips in newspapers

    “I read the sports page, funnies, and editorial”

  • Funny (noun)

    a joke or witty remark

    “he regaled his hosts with a few funnies”

    “I was trying to make a funny, but failed miserably”

Oxford Dictionary

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