Comedy and Funny

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Comedy noun - Humorous entertainment.

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Funny and comedy are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Funny" instead the word "Comedy" as an adjective or a noun.

Nearby Word: comedian

Funny noun - Something said or done to cause laughter.

Usage example: let's can the funnies—we've got serious work to do here

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Comedy and funny are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Comedy" instead the word "Funny" as an adjective or a noun.

Nearby Words: funning, funnily

Ryan Reynolds always seems to play the cool, funny guy in a romantic comedy or screwball comedy.

Source: I Am Not Leonard Nimoy
The character is obsessed with comedy, and his hair is intentionally funny; he's actually disappointed that people are too scared of his fighting skills to laugh at his ridiculous hairstyle.

Source: Funny Afro
It does not just mean "zany comedy." The Producers, say, is not a screwball comedy, although it is screwy, ballsy, and very funny.

Source: Screwball Comedy

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