unfunny
- adjective
- /ʌnˈfʌni/
- The comedian's latest act was surprisingly unfunny despite high expectations.
- unfunny joke
- unfunny comedy
- very unfunny
Funny and some unfunny things, but it's great.
- Funny and some unfunny things, but it's great.
- So if it was a simple, if people were unfunny, do we need to move ourselves away from them?
- Her cackle and unfunny jokes have a deleterious effect on her image.
- It's not come because of chicken farms, but if it were to get into chicken farms, it could be quite unfunny, if you see what I mean.
- The study suggests that when fathers embarrass their children with unfunny jokes, it teaches kids how to overcome awkwardness.
- He's a funny guy, but he ended up standing on stage reading court transcripts for the last part of his career, which then makes him unfunny.
- I think is he funny or is he now just self aware how unfunny he was, but self aware is funny for most Americans.
Examples
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Well, if I'm so unfunny, how come you're still my manager ?
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It's incredible how unfunny it is.
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Girls, this is totally unfunny.
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Guys with Kids continued to be incredibly unfunny each week.
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That's a very unfunny way to say it.
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All in all, though, this is a really unfunny sitcom.
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There are a ton of unfunny people doing comedy, and no one thinks they're in that group.
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The study suggests that when fathers embarrass their children with unfunny jokes, it teaches kids how to overcome awkwardness.
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Everyone fell silent when he made an unfunny comment that killed the mood.
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Her attempt at humor was just unfunny, leaving the audience confused rather than amused.
Synonyms
Not able to see or show what is funny
Does not make people laugh
Not interesting to watch, read or listen to
Not liking jokes or laughing at them
Not amused or cheerful
Antonyms
How Funny
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word unfunny is made of the part un- meaning 'not' and funny, so it simply means 'not amusing'. A helpful way to remember it is to think of a joke that makes you groan instead of laugh — that's unfunny.