"funniness" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: funninesses [plural]
Etymology: From funny + -ness. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|funny|ness}} funny + -ness Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} funniness (countable and uncountable, plural funninesses)
  1. (uncountable) The quality of being funny. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Comedy
    Sense id: en-funniness-en-noun-GEC~5BVO Disambiguation of Comedy: 46 54 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -ness Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 52 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 73 27 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ness: 76 24
  2. (countable) Something funny; a quirky or amusing statement, mannerism, etc. Tags: countable Categories (topical): Comedy
    Sense id: en-funniness-en-noun-wF1oRhUz Disambiguation of Comedy: 46 54 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 52

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