Funny and Whimsical

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Funny adjective – Causing or intended to cause laughter.

Usage example: a very funny movie that had audiences rolling in the aisles

Whimsical is a synonym for funny in characteristic topic. In some cases you can use "Whimsical" instead an adjective "Funny", when it comes to topics like facetious, humorous, comical.

Nearby Words: funning, funnily

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Whimsical adjective – Prone to sudden illogical changes of mind, ideas, or actions.

Funny is a synonym for whimsical in characteristic topic. You can use "Funny" instead an adjective "Whimsical", if it concerns topics such as playful, facetious, humorous.

Nearby Words: whim, whimsy, whimsicality

person	funny person	whimsical person
manner	funny manner	whimsical manner
character	funny character	whimsical character
guy	funny guy	whimsical guy
Other nouns: people, name, look, series, way, world, story, accent, side, version, comedy, names, stories.

He's also surprisingly funny and whimsical, according to Martian standards, anyway.

Source: Comic Book / Martian Manhunter
These words also appear in other songs, but their use in Whimsical Actress is particularly funny.

Source: Music / Beck
Skins started out as a fairly balanced comedy/drama that dealt with real life issues college kids go through with respect and realism, while still having whimsical larger than life side characters and plenty of funny moments to keep the overall tone enjoyable.

Source: Cerebus Syndrome / Live-Action TV

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